Hi, I'm Zi (Zi Zheng, LMFT)
I grew up in Taiwan and now practice in California. I work in Mandarin and English with individuals and couples on anxiety, relationships, and the experience of living between two cultures. You don't need to have yourself figured out before you start talking. Bringing how you really feel is enough.
On my way to becoming a therapist, I went through my own years of feeling pulled between what others expected of me and who I was. While studying drama and social work at National Taiwan University, I was fascinated by both people's stories and the circumstances they live in. Later, when I studied drama therapy in San Francisco, I found a way to bring the two together. I believe in people's strength, and I believe we can find a way forward together. Outside the therapy room, I love finding good food and going for runs, and I try my best to live each day well through life's ups and downs.
How I'll work with you
My approach is integrative. It's person-centered at its core and draws on psychodynamic therapy, CBT, and my specialized training in sex therapy. Rather than applying one method to everyone, I care about starting from the strengths you already have and finding, together, what actually works for you.
Curious about my path studying drama therapy?zidramatherapy.home.blog.
Training & education
Clinical training
- Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Level 1
- Sex Therapy Program, CIIS
- Drama Therapy M.A. Program, CIIS
- Training in substance use concerns
- Brainspotting Training
Education
- M.A. Drama Therapy, California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS)
- Taiwan Government Full Scholarship for Overseas Study
- B.A. Drama & Theatre + B.S.W. Social Work (double major), National Taiwan University
- Taipei First Girls High School
Zi Zheng, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California (LMFT #155633)
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