- Addiction and recovery
- Depression and mood
- Relationship strain
About Yuki
Yuki Sugisaki is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 14 years of clinical work in California. She speaks English and Japanese and brings calm patience to conversations about heavy topics. She often helps people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or weighed down by addiction or mood concerns like depression.
Her work tends to focus on addiction and co-occurring mental health challenges. She also supports people dealing with anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and family conflict. Sessions often center on practical steps people can try between meetings to manage cravings, mood shifts, or difficult interactions.
Sugisaki uses approaches that emphasize connection and clear thinking. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape feelings. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and build new habits.
Her background includes long experience as a drug counselor before becoming an LMFT. That history informs a straightforward, recovery-oriented style in session. She talks through options for early recovery, relapse planning, and how to support a loved one who is struggling.
People meet her for help with depression, panic, obsessive thoughts, and problems tied to alcohol or drugs. She also works with issues such as parenting strain, caregiver stress, eating and food-related problems, and questions about life purpose. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with a mix of emotional support and practical tools.
Her work tends to focus on addiction and co-occurring mental health challenges. She also supports people dealing with anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and family conflict. Sessions often center on practical steps people can try between meetings to manage cravings, mood shifts, or difficult interactions.
Sugisaki uses approaches that emphasize connection and clear thinking. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape feelings. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and build new habits.
Her background includes long experience as a drug counselor before becoming an LMFT. That history informs a straightforward, recovery-oriented style in session. She talks through options for early recovery, relapse planning, and how to support a loved one who is struggling.
People meet her for help with depression, panic, obsessive thoughts, and problems tied to alcohol or drugs. She also works with issues such as parenting strain, caregiver stress, eating and food-related problems, and questions about life purpose. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with a mix of emotional support and practical tools.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.