Jungian Analysis · Hakomi · Neuropsychology · East & West Psychology
A Path Forward
Dr. Wen-Yu Cheng is a licensed psychologist, Jungian analyst, and neuropsychologist. He supports individuals, couples, and organizations in finding a path forward, drawing on his expertise in depth psychology, mindful body-centered work, and neuroscience, in English, Mandarin, and Taiwanese.
Mind. Body. Brain. Becoming You.
MEET DR. CHENG
I’m Dr. Wen-Yu Cheng, a licensed psychologist, Jungian analyst, and neuropsychologist. For more than 20 years, I have worked with people from the United States, mainland China, and Taiwan as they navigate stress, relationships, life transitions, and changes in memory and thinking. Attending to mind, body, brain, and culture, we find together what serves your path.
— Trained at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, AZ, the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco, and National Taiwan University Hospital
— Speaker and teacher for audiences from the C.G. Jung Foundation of New York and Shih Chien University in Taipei to NVIDIA teams in the US and Asia-Pacific
— Clinical work across academic medical centers, neurorehabilitation, private practice, and workplace programs, with clients from students to older adults
Where would you like to begin?
For yourself, your loved one, your clinical work, or your organization. Not sure which fits? Book a free 15-minute consultation, and we’ll find it together.
WAYS I CAN HELP
Psychotherapy & Jungian Analysis
“On paper I’m doing well, yet something inside feels stuck.” Individual or couples therapy, and Jungian analysis.
Brain Eval & NeuroRehab
Worried about forgetfulness or trouble concentrating, or seeking support after a brain injury for yourself or your loved one? Cognitive testing, dementia screening, rehabilitation, and caregiver support.
Supervision, Consultation & Teaching
Supervision, case consultation, and teaching tailored to the needs of therapists and analysts, in depth, somatic, neuropsychological, and cross-cultural work.
Organizations & Clinical Trials
Talks and workshops for companies and professional groups; endpoint strategy, cultural and linguistic adaptation, and rater training for clinical trials.
“
Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.
C. G. JUNG
Letter to Fanny Bowditch, 1916
TOWARD WHOLENESS
Therapy is not only about fixing or coping with problems.
Carl Gustav Jung, the Swiss psychiatrist who founded analytical psychology, developed the theory of psychological types on which the widely known MBTI was later built. He saw the psyche as always moving toward wholeness. With a professional companion, therapy becomes a way to see and integrate your strengths, blind spots, and shadow.
Psychotherapy & Jungian Analysis
SERVICE 01
Individual Therapy · Couples Counseling · Jungian Analysis · Online in English, Mandarin & Taiwanese
Many thoughtful, accomplished people come to therapy when stress, loss, or change has raised a deeper question. I offer a confidential space to slow down, listen to what is emerging from within, and find a path of growth that makes sense to you.
What brings people here
Stress, anxiety & burnout
Anxiety, depression, panic, insomnia, perfectionism, and burnout, whether you’re working, studying, raising a family, caring for others, or in a season of change. Support for medical leave (FMLA) or short-term disability (STD) when needed.
Identity & culture
For Asian American, immigrant, and second-generation adults, international students, expats, and LGBTQ+ people exploring belonging, family expectations, and identity through collective, relational, and inner lenses.
Relationships & couples
Couples counseling, including intercultural and bilingual couples: communication, shifting roles, and cultural differences, as well as each partner’s inner world of attachment, family of origin, and generational patterns.
Trauma & the body
Trauma-informed, somatic therapy for childhood and relational trauma, complex trauma, stress held in the body, chronic pain, and illness, moving at your body’s pace with mindfulness and safety.
Transitions, grief & meaning
Midlife and career change, retirement, family or business succession, empty nest, loss and grief, caring for aging parents, and the search for meaning when the old path no longer fits.
Depth & inner life
Dreams, psychological types & MBTI, shadow work; active imagination through mindful, body-centered methods; and the therapy relationship as a field for exploring the unconscious. Therapists and analysts in training welcome.
How we work together
Individual therapy
50-minute sessions, usually weekly. We explore recurring patterns, emotions, and body experience, and integrate methods to fit your needs.
Couples therapy
75- or 90-minute sessions for couples, including intercultural and bilingual couples, to understand each other’s patterns and find new ways to connect.
Jungian analysis
A longer-term process of individuation, working with dreams, symbols, and active imagination, usually one to two sessions a week.
RHYTHM & FLOW
Steady water shapes stone
A river does not carve its path in a single surge; it is the steady, unbroken flow that shapes stone and opens a way through. Inner change works the same way. A consistent rhythm lets deep work unfold and change accumulate, so I usually recommend weekly sessions, with flexibility for travel and time zones.
How I work
A whole-person approach.
Mental health does not exist in isolation. Your emotions, body, brain health, beliefs, relationships, and cultural background are understood together, as one interconnected whole.
Bilingual and culturally responsive.
Trained in both Taiwan and the United States, I offer sessions in English, Mandarin, and Taiwanese (Minnan), with a lived understanding of Asian and Chinese family dynamics, immigration, and life across cultures.
Depth grounded in neuroscience.
Deep experiential work, including Jungian analysis and a mindful body-centered approach, informed by clinical training at Mount Sinai in New York City and Barrow Neurological Institute.
Committed to ongoing growth.
With more than 20 years of clinical practice, I keep an open, reflective practice, supported by ongoing professional consultation and my own inner work, including long-term Vipassana meditation.
Brain Eval & NeuroRehab
SERVICE 02
Neuropsychological Evaluation · Cognitive Testing · Dementia Screening · NeuroRehab
When memory, attention, or thinking changes, or after a brain injury, you and your family deserve a clear picture and a plan. I combine careful testing with psychotherapy and rehabilitation, so that care attends to both the brain and the person living with it.
Services
Neuropsychological evaluation
Assessment of memory, attention, language, and executive function to clarify concerns and guide treatment, including documentation for Family and Medical Leave (FMLA), short-term disability (STD), and work or school accommodations.
Health psychology
Support for chronic illness, chronic pain, sleep problems, and the emotional impact of medical diagnoses.
Memory concerns & dementia screening
Distinguishing normal aging from mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease and other conditions, with culturally appropriate testing in Mandarin or English.
Caregiver support
Guidance and emotional support for partners and families caring for someone with cognitive decline or brain injury.
NeuroRehab after brain injury
Cognitive rehabilitation and psychotherapy after traumatic brain injury, stroke, brain tumor, or epilepsy, including adjustment and return to meaningful life.
For research teams
Endpoint strategy, cultural and linguistic adaptation, and rater training for clinical trials. See Clinical Trials →
How we work together
01
Free initial consultation
In a brief 15-minute call, we discuss your concerns, history, goals, and logistics, and decide together whether this is a good fit.
02
Comprehensive evaluation
Interview and standardized testing, in person by arrangement or remotely when appropriate, in English or Mandarin.
03
Feedback & report
A feedback session in plain language, with a written report and practical recommendations for you, your family, and your doctors.
04
Rehabilitation & follow-up
Cognitive rehabilitation, psychotherapy, or caregiver sessions as needed, with re-evaluation to track change over time.
How I work
Academic medical training.
Neuropsychology training at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City and Barrow Neurological Institute, where I later served as a neuropsychologist.
Evaluation and support in one place.
Testing is not the end point. I bring results into treatment, combining evaluation with psychotherapy, cognitive rehabilitation, and family support, so you are not left alone with a report.
Bilingual, culturally informed testing.
Assessment in Mandarin or English, drawing on my work adapting cognitive measures for Chinese-speaking populations.
Dignity and meaning.
Cognitive change affects the whole person and family. I integrate neuropsychology, psychotherapy, mindfulness, and depth-oriented perspectives to help preserve dignity, identity, and purpose along the way.
Supervision, Consultation & Teaching
SERVICE 03
For psychologists, LMHCs, LICSWs, LMFTs & analysts · Teaching · Bilingual · Culturally responsive
For psychologists, therapists, counselors, and analysts in training who want ongoing supervision or a thoughtful partner for complex cases, or who wish to deepen their depth-oriented, somatic, or cross-cultural work. I also welcome invitations from training programs and universities to teach.
Areas of supervision, consultation & teaching
Jungian & depth work
Dreams, symbols, active imagination, psychological type, and transference and countertransference in the analytic field.
Bilingual, culturally responsive supervision
Supervision in English or Mandarin for work with Chinese-speaking, Asian American, immigrant, and intercultural clients and families.
Somatic & Hakomi-informed
Bringing mindfulness and body experience into therapy, safely and at the client’s pace.
Formats
Individual or small-group supervision and consultation, ongoing or case by case, online in English or Mandarin.
Neuropsychology for therapists
Understanding brain injury, cognitive decline, and when to refer for evaluation.
Teaching
Faculty for Hakomi training in China; lecturer at Shih Chien University.
Invitations to teach courses, seminars, and workshops are welcome. Get in touch →
Organizations & Clinical Trials
SERVICE 04
Corporate Wellness Talks · Burnout Prevention Workshops · Executive Well-being · Clinical Trials
For companies, professional organizations, pharmaceutical sponsors, and CROs. I bring neuroscience, mindfulness, and depth psychology to workplaces through talks and workshops, and I help global trials measure cognition accurately across languages and cultures.
Talks & workshops for companies
Burnout prevention & brain health
Neuroscience-informed talks and workshops on stress, burnout prevention, and sustainable performance for tech and high-performance teams.
Mindfulness at work
Practical mindfulness grounded in neuroscience and long-term meditation practice.
Executive & employee well-being
Fireside chats and workshops, such as NVIDIA’s World Mental Health Day events for employees in the US and Asia-Pacific.
Navigating cultures in global teams
Interactive workshops on communication styles, giving feedback, handling disagreement, leadership, and building trust across cultures, such as a two-day program for Cogstate’s global project teams.
MBTI® & Jungian psychological type
Understanding personality, communication, and decision-making in teams, taught from its Jungian roots.
Formats
Keynotes, workshops, and series for companies, employee assistance programs (EAPs), and professional groups; online or in person; English or Mandarin.
Clinical trials: from endpoints to raters
TICS-m rater training for an Alzheimer’s trial investigator meeting, Shanghai, 2026
Endpoint strategy
Choosing and designing cognitive and clinical outcome endpoints that are sensitive, culturally valid, and feasible across regions. As an Asia-Pacific scientist with Cogstate, I advise sponsors and CROs.
Rater training & recalibration
Training and recalibrating raters in Mandarin, such as TICS-m training for Alzheimer’s trials in China, in person or online.
Cultural & linguistic adaptation
Adapting cognitive and clinical outcome measures for Chinese-speaking populations, so items work as intended, not only as translated.
Cultural briefings for study teams
Training for project managers, rater trainers, and clinical teams on Chinese languages and cultures and how they shape cognitive assessment, such as Cogstate’s “Bridging Worlds” sessions.
ABOUT
Background & Credentials
I am a licensed psychologist in Washington State, an IAAP-certified Jungian analyst, a neuropsychologist, and a certified Hakomi therapist and teacher. I trained in both Taiwan and the US, at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, and the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco. I also serve as an Asia-Pacific scientist for Cogstate.
I serve on the boards of the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco, the C.G. Jung Foundation of New York, and the Hakomi Institute, and I teach clinicians in the US, China, and Taiwan. A long-time Vipassana meditator, I bring Eastern and Western perspectives together in my work.
EDUCATION
Psy.D., The Wright Institute, Berkeley, CA
M.A., Sofia University, Palo Alto, CA
M.S., National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan
LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION
Licensed Psychologist, Washington · PSYPACT
Licensed Psychologist, Taiwan
Jungian Analyst, IAAP
Certified Hakomi Therapist
Certified MBTI® Practitioner
RECENT TALKS & PRESENTATIONS
2026
“The Neuroembodiment of the Psyche,” public talk
Shanghai Jungian Developing Group
2026
Jungian psychological types, lecture for master’s students
Shih Chien University, Taipei
2025
“Well-being Matters: Redefining Success in High-Performance Cultures”
NVIDIA · US & APAC
2025
Jung, neuropsychology, and dignity in cognitive decline (with Dr. George Prigatano)
22nd IAAP Congress, Zurich
2024
Webinar: “Navigating the CNS Clinical Trial Landscape in Asia-Pacific”
Cogstate
2024
“Mindful Imagination: Active Imagination and Buddhist Meditation” (workshop)
C.G. Jung Foundation of New York
2023
Mindfulness-based interventions for adults with acquired brain injury
American Psychological Association Annual Convention
2023
Asian neuropsychology in the US (symposium)
International Neuropsychological Society, Taipei
2022
Active imagination through the lens of Buddhism and Hinduism (with Dr. John Beebe and colleagues)
IAAP Congress, Buenos Aires
CLINICAL TRAINING
2018–21
Postdoctoral residency, neuropsychology & neurorehabilitation
Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix · APPCN
2017–18
Pre-doctoral internship, rehabilitation neuropsychology
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City · APA-accredited
2015–17
Neuropsychology externship; built a Chinese-language assessment protocol
San Francisco Neuropsychology
2015–22
Jungian analytic training, certified 2022
IAAP
2015–24
Hakomi mindfulness-centered somatic therapy, certified 2024
Hakomi Institute
2011–16
International scholar & fellow, bilingual long-term psychotherapy
C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco
2007–08
Vipassana insight meditation training (Mahasi tradition)
Taiwan
2003–04
Clinical psychology internship, Department of Psychiatry
National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023–
Asia-Pacific Scientist (from 2024); Neuropsychology Consultant (2023–24)
Cogstate · clinical trials
2021–23
Faculty Neuropsychologist: evaluations, psychotherapy, cognitive rehabilitation, and supervision of postdoctoral fellows
Barrow Neurological Institute, Center for Transitional Neuro-Rehabilitation
2011–
Private practice, psychotherapy and consultation
Dr. Wen-Yu Cheng, PLLC
2008–11
Director of R&D and psychologist: EAP, telepsychology, and training programs
Taiwan Institute of Psychotherapy
2008–11
Psychologist in spinal cord injury rehabilitation, community mental health, and trauma services
Taipei, Taiwan
2004–07
Psychologist, inpatient and outpatient psychiatry: assessment and psychotherapy
Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2024
Components of self-awareness affecting caregiver burden
Brain Injury
2024
Cultural dynamics in WAIS-IV performance: Taiwanese and US cohorts
Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
Frequently asked questions
QUESTIONS
Getting started · Fees & insurance · FMLA / STD · Location & PSYPACT · Privacy · Languages
How do I get started?
1) Book a free 15-minute consultation by video (Zoom). If we are a good fit, we will schedule your first session; if not, I will offer referrals. 2) You will receive an invitation to a secure SimplePractice client portal, where you complete the intake and consent forms. 3) Begin therapy sessions or your evaluation, with a plan we agree on together.
Do you take insurance? What are the fees?
I am an out-of-network, private-pay provider. Fees depend on the service, and I can provide a superbill you may submit to your insurer for possible reimbursement. A number of sliding-scale spots are available for therapy.
Can you help with FMLA or short-term disability?
When clinically appropriate, I can provide evaluation and documentation to support Family and Medical Leave (FMLA), short-term disability (STD), or work and school accommodations.
Where can you see clients?
Online for clients located in Washington and PSYPACT states, with in-person evaluations or occasional in-person sessions in the Seattle area on request. I also hold a psychologist license in Taiwan. If you live elsewhere, please ask; options depend on your location.
I live outside Washington. Can I still work with you?
Very likely. I hold PSYPACT authorization (APIT), which allows me to provide telepsychology to clients who are physically located in any PSYPACT participating state during the session. Most US states participate; you can check the current PSYPACT map ↗. If your state is not included, or you live outside the US, please reach out and we can discuss what options are available.
Are online sessions private and secure?
Yes, with a few limits worth knowing. Sessions are confidential under US professional ethics and law and are held on secure video platforms; please join from a private, quiet space. No online platform can guarantee complete security, and connections can drop, so at the start we agree on a backup plan and an emergency contact, and I confirm where you are at each session. As in all therapy, confidentiality has legal exceptions: a serious risk of harm to yourself or others, suspected abuse or neglect of a child or vulnerable adult, or a court order or other legal requirement. These are explained in full in the informed consent you review before we begin.
Which languages do you work in?
English, Mandarin, and Taiwanese (Minnan). Many clients move between languages, and that is welcome.