Theresa Yu, LCMHC, LPC - Therapist in Oklahoma

Person-centered focus
Trauma and attachment
Adoption and foster care

About Theresa

Theresa Yu is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with nine years of clinical experience. She works from a person-centered stance and adapts methods to what will help each person most. Theresa speaks English and Mandarin and practices in Oklahoma while accepting international clients.

Theresa shapes sessions around practical tools and everyday strategies. She draws from cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance-based methods to help with stress, anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Sessions include clear goals, skill practice, and steps people can try between meetings.

She has a strong background supporting people affected by trauma, attachment concerns, and adoption and foster care issues. That experience comes from roles in child protective services, foster and adoptive support, school special education, and behavioral health case management. Theresa also brings experience working with neurodiversity and complex developmental trauma.

Theresa supports parents, caregivers, and individuals facing relationship strain, grief, addiction concerns, sleep and eating difficulties, and career or self-esteem challenges. She emphasizes collaboration, honest feedback, and helping people build manageable changes that fit daily life.

Outside clinical work she is a parent and guardian, hosts exchange students, and lives with several pets including therapy dogs. Theresa invites people to try a short match process to see if her style feels like a good fit before moving forward.

Online care using practical therapy approaches

Theresa commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice their values, accept difficult thoughts, and take actions that matter. ACT is often useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes.

She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns and to help people build more secure connection skills. This approach can be helpful for intimacy issues, abandonment concerns, and many family relationships.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Theresa will listen to your goals and try methods that match your needs, adjusting strategies as you go. She focuses on practical steps you can use between sessions and checks in about what is working for you.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists can also adapt exercises and skill practice to an online setting so progress continues between meetings.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

Abandonment Adoption and foster care Attachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issues Caregiver issues and stress Communication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgiveness Guilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

9+ years

Credentials

Oklahoma, New Hampshire

Languages

English, Mandarin

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Theresa address?

Theresa works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction concerns, self-esteem, ADHD, and many family-related issues including adoption and foster care topics.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses a person-centered approach and blends methods from cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and dialectical behavior therapy to match each person's needs.

What kind of experience does she bring?

Theresa has nine years of experience and has worked in child protective services, foster and adoptive support, special education settings, and behavioral health case management.

What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?

Theresa holds LCMHC and LPC credentials and is based in Oklahoma.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are accepted; confirm any scheduling details when you begin the matching process.

How are costs handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist scheduling; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Theresa?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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