“My name is Yanyi Weng. I’m a multilingual, immigrant community-rooted, trauma-informed psychotherapist who values the art of dialogue in providing healing and the art of intentional planning to achieve desirable life goals, hence increasing one’s quality of life.

Everyone deserves the space to grow and to live a thriving life. In our therapy space—we will explore terrains of mountaintop and abyss, reflect on the past, present and future, and witness moments of epiphany, agony, and perhaps transformative insights. Life is an adventurous journey deserving of our attention and time, especially in critical moments such as loss, transitions, and unknowns.

As long as you are willing, we will work on skills to pave a way so you can gain better understanding of yourself, love more freely and intimately, and chase after dreams. If you are unsure at the moment--that's ok--you’re still more than welcome to give this space a try. I believe you know yourself the best, I’m here to support, remind and affirm, you.”

Yanyi Weng, MSW is a Double Eagle with graduate degree from Boston College School of Social Work (BCSSW) with Health and Mental Health concentration and Bachelor’s Degree from Lynch School of Education (LSOE) majoring in Human Behavior and Applied Psychology and minoring in Special Education. Yanyi’s research interests include education equality in the immigrant communities and special needs population and exploration of interracial injustice through historical lens of systemic racism and restorative justice. As a Chinese interpreter, Yanyi has years of experience serving populations from children to elderly in community, school and health care setting. Some past research projects include exploration of racial dynamic in Haiti and Dominican Republic and the impact of restavec system in Haiti, and academic contribution on zero tolerance policy and restorative justice and school to prison pipeline. Grew up in Boston Chinatown, Yanyi has strong ties to community organizations such as Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center and is a former member of Major’s Youth Council. These experiences contribute to her commitment to give back to the immigrant communities at the clinical and macro level. As a community activist, an educator, and a multilingual mental health clinical with experience working in local non-profit and state level organizations, Yanyi seeks to offer refreshing perspective to participating research studies in social science field. Her research mission is to bridge the knowledge gap and humanize theories to benefit individuals and communities in need. Yanyi is the recipient of Boston College’s Donovan Leadership Award, Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center’s Community Inspiration Award, and Boston Foundation’s Meeting This Moment 20 Leaders in Boston Award.

Top Specialties

  • ADHD

  • Racial Identity

  • Relationship Issues

    Expertise

  • Anger Management

  • Anxiety

  • Bipolar Disorder

  • Bisexual

  • Body Positivity

  • Career Counseling

  • Coping Skills

  • Depression

  • Domestic Violence

  • Family Conflict

  • Grief

  • Lesbian

  • LGBTQ+

  • Life Transitions

  • Marital and Premarital

  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)

  • Sex Therapy

  • Spirituality

  • Trauma and PTSD

  • Women's Issues