Robin Niu MA (she/her/她)

“Wondering how I ever managed before Robin. Feeling super lucky I found her and this awesome practice.”

Working with Robin…

New York rewards ambition. You work hard, stay responsible, and keep pushing toward the next goal. On the outside, you’re doing well. Inside, anxiety, perfectionism, and the pressure to get everything right are wearing you down. You replay conversations, second-guess decisions, and hold yourself to standards you would never expect from anyone else.

I work especially well with Asian and Asian American professionals, international students, immigrants, and young adults navigating life between cultures. Family expectations, career pressure, and the emotional toll of minority stress can leave you constantly adapting to different worlds while losing touch with what you actually want.

Together, we’ll work on anxiety, depression, perfectionism, burnout, and relationship struggles while examining the messages you’ve absorbed about achievement, duty, belonging, and self-worth. You can honor where you come from without letting inherited expectations determine where you go next.

Using a strength-based approach, we’ll discover the patterns underneath your anxiety and self-criticism, make room for emotions you’ve learned to push aside, and build a sense of self that isn’t dependent on how much you accomplish.

As a queer woman of color who has lived across cultures, I understand how much can get lost in translation, both literally and emotionally. Cultural context isn’t an afterthought in our work. It’s part of understanding who you are and how you want to live.

我相信每个人都有权利以及能力去凝视生命本身。恐惧、孤独、快乐与爱，都值得被认真对待。而在这个节奏飞快的时代，能供我们安全地进行内在探索的空间愈发稀少。我希望能与作为来访者的你共同开辟出属于你的这份空间。我在这里，和你一起，重新看见你。

Education and Experience…

I earned my Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from New York University, following undergraduate training in Psychology in Beijing, China. My clinical experience has focused on anxiety, depression, trauma, identity development, and relationship concerns, with particular expertise working with Asian and Asian American clients, immigrants, LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities, and people navigating the intersection of culture, identity, and mental health.

My work with individuals, couples, and families has given me a strong foundation in understanding how early relationships, cultural expectations, family dynamics, and experiences of marginalization shape our emotional lives. Having trained and lived across cultures myself, I bring both clinical depth and cultural fluency to helping clients understand these patterns and create meaningful, lasting change.

I can’t wait to get to know you

Call 646-586-3311 or click below now to schedule your free, 15 minute consultation.