- Addiction support
- Mood and anxiety
- Client-centered care
About Yuki
Yuki Sugisaki is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 14 years of clinical experience in California. She speaks English and Japanese and brings a calm, straightforward presence to sessions. Many people come to her when they feel stuck, overwhelmed, or struggling with addiction and mood concerns. She frames therapy as a collaborative process where the client leads the pace and goals.
Her background includes long experience in addiction counseling and work with co-occurring mental health concerns. She has supported people facing depression, anxiety, bipolar symptoms, trauma, and grief. She also helps with relationship strain, family conflict, parenting stress, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.
Sugisaki draws on client-centered therapy to follow the client’s lead and build a strong therapeutic relationship. She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early bonds affect present relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are used when practical changes or emotion regulation skills are helpful.
Sessions often focus on concrete steps people can try between meetings, such as coping skills for anxiety or routines that support sleep and recovery from substance use. She also helps people problem-solve around money stress, work and career choices, immigration-related concerns, and caregiver burden.
People who reach out should expect a respectful, down-to-earth conversation about goals and next steps. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
How these approaches shape online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and following what matters most to the client. In sessions the therapist creates space for people to set their own goals and pace. Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationships affect current patterns, helping people notice and change recurring conflicts or protectiveness.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and tests small behavior changes to reduce distress. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and some eating or sleeping concerns. These approaches are used together so therapy can be both supportive and practical based on what a person needs.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and choose methods together with the client based on goals and comfort. That means sessions can focus on exploration, skill-building, or a mix depending on what helps most.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know how meetings are arranged. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also makes it possible to connect across time zones for international clients.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English, Japanese
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist help with?
Common concerns include addiction, depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship and family conflict, eating and sleeping problems, and stress related to caregiving or life changes.
What is the therapist's approach in sessions?
She uses client-centered therapy to follow the client's lead and build trust. She may also integrate attachment-based ideas and skill-focused methods like CBT and DBT when useful.
What experience does the therapist have?
She has 14 years of clinical experience and a long history working in addiction counseling and co-occurring mental health concerns.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
The therapist holds a California LMFT credential and practices from California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Japanese.
Can international clients work with this therapist?
International clients are accepted; confirm any scheduling or time zone details when arranging sessions.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.