I-Shan Yang

Do you feel alone in your relationship? Do you feel unseen or unheard by your partner? Being in a relationship takes work. Sometimes it feels like the work is exceeding the joy that you were hoping for. Even strong relationships can experience seasons where the effort feels heavier than the connection. You don’t have to navigate that alone.

As a Marriage and Family Therapist, I specialize in working with couples and families who are seeking greater understanding, stability, and emotional connection. The goal for therapy is not to create a perfect relationship but a relationship that is “good enough” so you can balance the work and the reward of being in a relationship. The hope is to cultivate healthy attachment and felt safety and security with one another for your relationship to thrive. I believe healthy relationships are not perfect — they are secure, resilient, and grounded in mutual respect and care.

Experience:

I am a Ph.D.-trained Marriage and Family Therapist and an Independent Marriage and Family Therapist–Supervisor (IMFT-SUPV) in the state of Ohio. I have over 10 years of clinical experience providing individual, couple, and family therapy across university counseling centers, medical settings, and private practice. I am also an Approved Supervisor through the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

My clinical work is grounded in Family Systems Theory and informed by Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). I integrate these approaches to help couples strengthen communication, rebuild trust, and foster emotional safety. I am passionate about helping couples understand and appreciate their differences.

As an Independent Marriage and Family Therapist, my areas of focus include:

Anxiety and Depression I Co-parenting I Cross- Cultural Relationships I Discernment Counseling I Infidelity I Relational Challenges I Family Mediation I Life Transitions (i.e. becoming parents, living with teenagers, empty-nest or separation) I Parenting Support I Pre-Marital Counseling 

If you are interested in making some changes to your life or relationship, I invite you to schedule a free 15-min consult to see if I can be help to you.