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DR. PEI-HAN CHENG, LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST IN NEW YORK CITY

Your journey, understood.

Culturally responsive therapy for Asian and Asian American adults and couples.

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I work with Asian and Asian American adults, including high-achieving professionals, providing therapy for anxiety, burnout, perfectionism, relationship challenges, and identity concerns.

You’ve likely spent much of your life doing what’s expected—achieving, adapting, and holding it together.

But on the inside, it’s another story.

Many Asian and Asian American adults I work with carry a quiet sense of pressure, exhaustion, or self-doubt beneath their accomplishments.

In therapy, we slow things down together, explore these patterns with cultural and relational awareness, and work toward greater ease, clarity, and connection in both your inner world and your relationships.

Many Asian Americans know this cycle all too well:

  • The pressure to constantly achieve, shaped not only by personal ambition, but by a deep desire to honor family expectations and immigrant parents’ sacrifices.

  • The tension between cultural values and personal fulfillment, balancing what you were taught to prioritize with what you genuinely want for yourself.

  • The ongoing challenge of navigating relationships with parents, especially when your choices, boundaries, or life path are difficult for them to understand.

  • The emotional toll of carrying these competing demands, which can lead to chronic self-questioning, self-doubt, and a quiet erosion of confidence over time.

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IF THIS RESONATES, YOU’RE NOT ALONE.

Many of the struggles you’re experiencing are not personal shortcomings, but understandable responses to complex cultural, relational, and generational dynamics.

There’s a way to honor your culture while creating a life that feels fulfilling on your own terms.

What if success no longer had to be defined solely by external achievement, but by how grounded, aligned, and connected you feel in your daily life? It’s possible to move beyond the relentless cycle of striving and toward a way of living where your accomplishments grow out of your well-being—rather than standing in for it.

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Pei-Han Cheng, Ph.D.

Licensed Psychologist | Bilingual (English & Mandarin)

Hi, I’m Pei-Han. I’m a licensed psychologist who works with Asian and Asian American adults—many of whom are high-achieving, thoughtful, and deeply shaped by their cultural and family experiences. Your journey, rich with cultural nuance and resilience, holds more strength than you may realize.

My work supports individuals navigating anxiety, perfectionism, self-doubt, and relationship challenges, often within the context of intergenerational expectations and immigrant family dynamics. I offer culturally attuned therapy that honors both where you come from and who you’re becoming, without asking you to choose one over the other.

Through our work together, you can develop practical tools and sustainable strategies to manage anxiety, cultivate self-compassion, and build healthier, more fulfilling relationships. Therapy is not about fixing what’s broken—it’s about understanding patterns that once served you, and learning how to respond with greater clarity, flexibility, and self-trust.

There is a different way to define success—one rooted in inner steadiness, meaningful connection, and alignment with your values. I’m here to walk alongside you as you explore what it means to live a life that feels more like yours, guided not by pressure or perfectionism, but by cultural wisdom, self-compassion, and inner trust.

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