Yuki Sugisaki

Compassionate LMFT guiding recovery and relationships

LMFT California

Experience: 14 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English, Japanese

About Yuki

Yuki Sugisaki is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 14 years of clinical experience helping people navigate addiction, mood disorders, relationship challenges, and life transitions.

Background and approach

She blends practical, evidence-informed methods with a client-centered stance to support recovery from substance use and to address co-occurring mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, bipolar symptoms, and trauma-related stress. In practice she works with individuals and families facing addiction, severe mental health issues, and the ripple effects those struggles create in relationships.

Her background includes extensive addiction counseling and experience with issues like co-dependency, family conflict, grief, and parenting stress. Yuki also supports people managing eating concerns, compulsive behaviors, and difficulties with intimacy and self-esteem.

Yuki offers care in English and Japanese from California and accepts international clients. Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside attachment-focused and client-centered principles, aiming to help clients build coping skills, improve communication, and move toward clearer life purpose and healthier routines.

Evidence-Informed Approaches and Online Care

Yuki draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; CBT often targets anxiety, depression, addictive behaviors, and mood regulation by teaching practical skills and structured techniques. She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationship patterns influence current connections and emotional responses, which can be helpful for intimacy issues, family conflict, and relational healing. Additionally her client-centered stance emphasizes empathy and collaboration, creating space for clients to set goals and explore values while the therapist offers reflective support and validation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each client to assess needs, preferences, and goals and then tailor strategies from these approaches to fit the person and their situation. This collaborative process helps shape treatment priorities and the mix of skill-building, relational exploration, and problem-focused work.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for scheduling and let people access care from different locations. These formats make it easier to fit consistent sessions into busy lives and to maintain continuity of care while working on practical skills, emotional processing, and relationship patterns with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist help with?

She supports a broad range of issues including addiction, depression, anxiety, bipolar symptoms, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family conflict, eating and compulsive behaviors, and stress related to caregiving or life change.

What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?

The practice combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with attachment-informed and client-centered approaches to teach coping skills, explore relationship patterns, and address thoughts and behaviors that maintain distress.

How much clinical experience does the therapist have?

The clinician has 14 years of experience working with individuals and families, with a long history of providing addiction counseling and support for co-occurring mental health concerns.

What are the therapist's credentials and location?

She is an LMFT practicing from California with license number CA LMFT 51383 and brings specialized experience in addiction and family work.

Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and Japanese, and the therapist accepts international clients as part of her practice.

Which session formats does the therapist offer?

Clients can meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.

How does pricing and payment work for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsEating disorders

Also works with

LGBTTrauma and abuse GriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepression Coping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentCaregiver issues and stressDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesHIV / AIDSHoardingImmigration issuesInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMoney and financial issuesObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Sex addictionSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Solution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English, Japanese