Lian Cenzano The memoir

New York City / Two distinct practices

Lian Cenzano.

Lian Cenzano in a black suit
01 / COUNSELING

Therapy

Mental health counselor
(LMHC-LP)

Book counseling
02 / HAIRSTYLING

Hair

Master hairstylist

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01 / Calle 6 · Childhood

The Island
on My Chest.

My story begins on Calle 6, in the house where I grew up.

Continue to Havana

02 / Havana · The arts and trauma

Havana.

I studied theater in Havana. The arts became part of my life while I was carrying trauma.

03 / Miami · Emigration and healing

Miami.

After leaving Cuba, I began to heal in Miami and started my career as a hairstylist.

04 / New York · Hair and counseling

New York.

I established myself as a master hairstylist in New York, then trained to become a mental health counselor. Today, I practice both.

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A second perspective

Through my eyes.

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A closer look

It starts with
a detail.

Before I touch a strand, I want to know how you hope to feel when you see yourself.

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01 / The work

Two ways
to work with me.

I offer both counseling and hairstyling, with clear boundaries between the two. When we begin working together, we establish one professional relationship, and our work stays within that role.

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02 / About Lian

From Cuba
to New York.

Born in Santiago de Cuba and raised in Havana, Lian worked behind the chair in Miami and New York before becoming a mental health counselor. Living between cultures shaped how he listens and pays attention to what goes unspoken.

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03 / The memoir

The Island
on My Chest.

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