Theresa Yu, LCMHC, LPC

Theresa Yu is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor who brings nine years of practice to her work with people facing anxiety, stress, depression, parenting strains, relationship struggles, trauma, and life transitions. She blends practical strategies with plain conversations so clients can try tools between sessions and see what helps. Theresa speaks English and Mandarin and practices from Oklahoma.

Theresa shapes therapy around each person rather than using one fixed method. She often uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on acceptance and commitment approaches and attachment-based ideas when these fit a client's goals.

Her background includes online telehealth, home-based, and office-based counseling. She has worked with children, teens, and adults who have experienced trauma, complex developmental challenges, autism spectrum concerns, oppositional behaviors, and related family stressors. Prior roles included social work, foster and adoptive support for child protective services, special education paraprofessional, pre-K teacher, and behavioral health case management.

Theresa focuses on giving clear tools, practical steps, and steady support. She aims to guide, encourage, and sometimes challenge clients so they can begin making changes. Sessions emphasize usable skills for everyday life, from coping with anger and sleep problems to building healthier relationships and managing ADHD-related struggles.

Outside her clinical work, Theresa is a parent and guardian and has experience hosting international exchange students. She values honesty, cultural curiosity, and empowering people to choose what works best for them.

How therapeutic approaches adapt to online care

Theresa often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try small, practical behavior changes that can reduce anxiety and improve mood. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take committed action even when difficult feelings are present. Attachment-Based Therapy informs work on relationship patterns and connection issues, helping clients notice how early bonds affect current relationships.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Theresa will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and life demands and then suggest a path that fits. She checks in and adjusts methods over time so therapy stays relevant to what the client needs to accomplish.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and chat or messaging lets clients get support between appointments or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, school, caregiving, and other commitments.