Jieyang Zheng MA LMFT-IT
I understand it takes a lot to make the first step in seeking help. If you are here, I believe you have shown great courage to engage in deeper self-exploration and make sense of your life in a new way. Right now, you may feel scared to share the truest parts of you with others. When that fear shows up, our bodies might tense or shrink; we might want to hide, limit our choices, or push people away, especially when we’re still carrying the weight of painful memories from the past. Similarly, when children struggle to trust adults in their lives and feel unsafe in their bodies, we see big, baffling behaviors.
I believe healing begins in the presence of safety, empathy, and connection. I specialize in using attachment-based interventions to create a safe space for couples and families to experience each other with more trust, deeper understanding and less judgement.
Hardship does leave a mark on our bodies and our minds, but healing is possible. I am not here to “fix” you, your spouse or your child. I am here to hold and contain the unspeakable feelings and experiences and be a witness to your growth in resilience as you find the strength and wisdom to support your loved ones as well.
What to expect in therapy for children and teens:
- Somatic Experiential Play for children aged 3-12 & parent sessions throughout the process to support growth of the child.
- Trauma-informed and neurodiversity friendly.
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for teens 12+.
- Structural Family Therapy to improve family relationships and build stronger emotional resilience and social well-being for teens.
What to expect in therapy for couples:
- Emotionally Focused Therapy.
- Prepare & Enrich premarital assessments and facilitation.
- Discover the language and tools to communicate love with authenticity, respect, tenderness and compassion and deepen intimacy and connection.
What to expect in therapy for individual adults:
- Brainspotting to process deeper emotions, thoughts and early life experiences.
- Person-centered therapy with empathy, genuineness and unconditional positive regard.
- Gain insight into family history and dynamics to improve a sense of agency and autonomy.
- Experience the enduring power of forgiveness in healing from broken relationships so that you can break free from anger, shame and isolation and find hope again.
I received my master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at Wheaton College, IL. Shortly after graduation, I spent my first year and a half as a Marriage and Family Therapist in training (MFT-IT) at a non-profit community mental health service in Madison before I joined Living Well Counseling Services in 2025.
Jieyang is in the office on Monday, Wednesday through Friday. She is currently accepting private pay clients at $125 per session with sliding scale available as well as applying to take Medicaid. Virtual only appointments are also available on Tuesday afternoon. She sees children as well as families and adults. She is fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese Chinese.
Please call (608) 223-1506 x7 if you wish to contact Jieyang “Jay-Young”. Email should not be used for emergencies or urgent messages.
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