HEAL TO CONNECT

Integrating mind, body, and meaning, Healing Bond offers compassionate psychotherapy to support you through trauma, anxiety, identity, relationships, and the search for purpose.

With love and patience

Lilin Qiu, Registered Psychotherapist

I specialize in complex PTSD and medically unexplained chronic pain, using somatic and emotion-focused techniques

Lilin holds a B.A. in Mind-Body Medicine and an M.A. in Bioethics from New York University, and later completed her M.S. in Mental Health Counseling at the University of Rochester—well known for experiential dynamic therapy and mind-body healing approaches. Among her proudest moments are helping marginalized survivors of complex PTSD regain balance in their lives, just as she once did with the support of her own therapists.

Outside the Therapy Room

Beyond her clinical and research work, Lilin loves cooking and exploring cuisines from different cultures. She dreams of being an anthropologist in another life, enjoys hiking and connecting with nature, and finds joy in singing a cappella and dancing—awkwardly, but wholeheartedly!

Education & Certificates

2023-2025

University of Rochester

Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Advanced Mind-Body Healing Certificate

2015-2020

New York University

Bachelor of Arts in Mind-Body Medicine
Master of Arts in Bioethics

2019-2025

Past Trainings and Certifications

EMDRIA-approved EMDR Basic Training Certification
Narrative Therapy Intensive Training
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy
Medical Family Intensive Training
Emotionally-Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) Training
RYT-200 Registered Yoga Teacher
Certified Mindfulness Trainer

My Philosophy

As an integrative therapist, she draws from trauma-informed approaches including EMDR, IFS, Narrative Therapy, and Mindfulness. Her style is warm, mindful, and authentic. Clients often share that working with her gets to the heart of their concerns quickly, creating space for meaningful insight and lasting change.

She believes healing begins with connection: reconnecting mind and body, making sense of difficult memories, and rebuilding trust in oneself and relationships.

Every therapist brings a unique gift to their work. For Lilin, it is walking the fine line between science and spirituality—holding both the clarity of scientific thinking and the depth of clinical intuition. She ensures clients understand the healing process from a neuropsychological perspective while also reconnecting with their most authentic inner self. To stay grounded, she invests in her own healing and meets weekly with supervisors who have decades of clinical expertise

Research & Growth

With over six years of psychology research experience, Lilin is currently leading a project on the essential healing elements for complex PTSD survivors. She also contributes to studies on spirituality in counseling, mindfulness, and chronic pain. Staying at the forefront of therapeutic knowledge strengthens her practice and allows her to bridge research with lived experience in the therapy room.

Areas of Specialties

Lilin specializes in addressing issues such as: