About Yu
Yu Tsun Tseng-Brown is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California with 26 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and depression.
Background and approach
Her style is practical and compassionate, aimed at helping people feel steadier and more able to cope. She builds a culturally responsive space that respects each person's story and strengths.
Sessions focus on clear goals, skills practice, and steps you can try between meetings. The emphasis is on useful tools rather than abstract theory.
Yu draws on a range of evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address emotional pain and behavior that gets in the way of daily life. She aims to help clients recognize patterns, manage strong emotions, and build routines that support recovery and growth.
Work may include short-term problem solving and longer-term skill building depending on needs. Over more than two decades she has supported individuals through crises, loss, and relationship strain.
Her approach blends direct feedback with empathic listening so people feel both understood and guided toward change. People who choose her often want clear steps and a steady therapist who helps them practice new ways of coping.
Sessions are offered in English and are available through multiple online formats to fit a range of schedules.
How evidence-based techniques work online
Yu uses several evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and build coping skills. Trauma-focused approaches target the memories and reactions that keep someone stuck, teaching ways to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Cognitive-behavioral techniques help identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and anger.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client discuss goals, try methods in session, and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful. This shared process helps match techniques to the person’s needs and preferences rather than relying on a single method.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face work when visual cues matter, phone sessions can be more convenient when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging work for brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules and maintain steady progress over time.
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Specialties and expertise
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Also works with
- Anger management
- Depression
- Experience
- 26 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English