Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
How Yuki works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 14
- Languages
- English, Japanese
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Yuki
Yuki Sugisaki is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California. She brings 14 years of clinical experience and works with English and Japanese speakers. Her approach is practical and straightforward, aimed at people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, anger, and other life challenges.
She blends attachment-focused work with client-centered methods to build trust and safety in sessions. Yuki also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different behaviors.
Background and approach
Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are offered when emotion regulation and coping skills are priorities. Many clients seek her help for addiction, complicated grief, trauma, mood concerns such as depression and bipolar disorder, and problems with sleep or self-esteem. She also supports people facing parenting strain, caregiver stress, immigration-related difficulties, and issues around intimacy or sexual identity.
Practical problems like money stress, career questions, and hoarding are part of her caseload too. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Yuki listens closely, helps clarify what matters most, and works with each person to set small, achievable steps.
She uses homework and skill practice when it helps people try new ways of coping between visits. Services may be offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules. International clients may be accommodated.
Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time to meet.
What Yuki works with
Everything Yuki lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Yuki's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sex addiction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches Yuki lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach to Online Therapy and Skill-Based Care
Yuki uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centered approaches to build a steady working relationship. Attachment-focused work looks at how past relationships affect current reactions and helps people shift patterns that cause pain. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, validation, and working at the client's pace to identify what matters most.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. CBT breaks larger issues into manageable steps and teaches practical skills for anxiety, mood concerns, and addiction-related urges. Together, these methods let people both understand their patterns and try new ways of coping in everyday life.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of therapy. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Treatment plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit during a work break. Live chat or text messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, homework support, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to work therapy into a busy life and to continue skill practice between sessions.
Questions people ask about Yuki
What concerns does Yuki commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and family strain, sleep problems, self-esteem, ADHD, and related issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is conversational and goal-focused, combining attachment work, client-centered listening, and skills-based strategies like CBT and DBT.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of experience as a clinician working with people facing addiction, severe mental health concerns, and co-occurring conditions.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - licensed in California.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Japanese, and she can work with international clients.
What session formats are provided?
Therapy can be delivered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.