Guanyu Wang, LMHC (she/her) is a Postdoctoral Clinical Scholar Fellow at The Family Institute at Northwestern University and a Ph.D. candidate in the Family Social Science program, Couple and Family Therapy track, at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. She provides bilingual (Mandarin, English) therapy to individuals (15+), couples, and families.

Ms. Wang’s practice is grounded in a developmental and existential view of human nature — the belief that people strive to survive, adapt, and connect. She sees defenses not as flaws, but as creative strategies that once served a purpose and can be transformed. Her style is warm, collaborative, and gently direct, balancing support with challenge. Drawing from CBT, relational psychodynamic therapy, EFT, discernment counseling, and mindfulness practice, her integrative approach helps clients connect insight with action. She often uses art, metaphor, and humor to make growth more accessible, while encouraging clients to explore different parts of themselves and build deeper connections with others and their broader systems.

Over the past decade, she has supported clients from diverse cultural backgrounds in a variety of settings, including outpatient clinics, community-based programs, university counseling centers, and families involved in the child welfare system. She has a particular passion for serving international students, multi-heritage couples, and immigrant families, who share cross-cultural experiences similar to her own. She also specializes in working with emotion-related disorders (e.g., depression, anxiety, grief, and loss), self-harm and suicidality, relational stress, intergenerational trauma, and major life transitions.