Yuki Sugisaki, LMFT

California · 14 years in practice

Yuki Sugisaki is a licensed marriage and family therapist who draws on 14 years of experience to help people facing addiction, mood concerns, and relationship strain.

License and registration

LMFT, California: 51383 · expires April 2027
NPI: 1174854988 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 14
Languages: English, Japanese

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About Yuki

Yuki Sugisaki is a licensed marriage and family therapist who draws on 14 years of experience to help people facing addiction, mood concerns, and relationship strain. She speaks English and Japanese and practices in California, offering a steady, practical presence for people who feel stuck or overwhelmed.

She focuses on addiction and co-occurring mental health issues while also helping with anxiety, depression, and trauma. Yuki helps people who are coping with grief, parenting stress, career worries, and life transitions.

Background and approach

She also supports clients dealing with eating concerns, obsessive thoughts, and problems with sleep and self-esteem. Her approach centers on emotion and attachment. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to understand and shift painful emotional patterns, and Attachment-Based ideas to help people feel safer in relationships.

She also draws on client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral strategies, and skills from dialectical behavior approaches to address thoughts, behaviors, and coping skills in day-to-day life. Sessions can include practical tools for managing panic, cravings, and low mood, along with guided conversations about boundaries, intimacy, and parenting stress.

Yuki often combines skills practice with deeper emotional work so clients can both cope better now and change long-standing patterns. She accepts international clients and offers a range of online formats. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Yuki lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

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 names

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Online support

Emotion and attachment work through online sessions

Yuki often uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and shift painful emotional patterns. EFT focuses on what people feel in the moment and helps transform stuck emotional responses that affect relationships and personal wellbeing.

She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early and current relationship patterns shape reactions today. This approach helps people notice expectations in close relationships and try new ways of connecting. In addition, client-centered techniques are used to offer respectful listening and to shape therapy around each person's pace and goals.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist and client discuss goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust as they learn what works best. That way therapy can balance emotional processing with practical tools for daily life.

Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone calls can fit a short break in a workday, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care across schedules and time zones.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she help with?

She helps with addiction, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship and family conflict, eating issues, sleep problems, panic, and related concerns listed in her specialties.

What is her therapeutic style?

She blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy, attachment-based work, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral tools, and DBT skills to address emotions, behaviors, and relationships.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 14 years of clinical experience working with addiction and severe mental health concerns alongside related challenges.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a California licensed marriage and family therapist with experience supporting people both in California and internationally.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and Japanese.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How are sessions paid for?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing the short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

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