Rev. Alexander Yoo , LMFT

Rev. Alexander Yoo is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 26 years of experience. He focuses on helping people who are facing loss, trauma, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, and questions about identity and meaning. He welcomes conversations about faith or spirituality when clients want that included and also supports those who prefer a nonreligious approach.

He uses a practical, change-oriented style that helps people find clarity and relief. Sessions often mix focused coaching with deeper therapeutic work depending on what a person needs that day. He aims to be direct and helpful whether someone needs to talk things through or get concrete feedback and next steps.

Alexander integrates several therapeutic perspectives. He draws on mindfulness exercises to help ground the body and mind. He may use techniques from EMDR to address traumatic memories, and he brings existential and Jungian ideas when people are wrestling with meaning, identity, or life transitions.

His background includes training in clinical therapy and ministry, and he has worked in hospice settings as a chaplain. That combination informs his approach to grief, end-of-life concerns, and questions about purpose. He practices in California and offers sessions in English.

People choose him when they want straightforward guidance paired with reflective work. He helps clients set goals, sort through difficult emotions, and develop practical coping steps for stress, addiction, eating concerns, and relationship struggles.

Approach, meaning, and flexible online care

Alexander commonly draws on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, to help people process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity. EMDR is often used for trauma and abuse-related symptoms and can support relief from intrusive memories and strong reactions. He also uses Existential Therapy to help people tackle big life questions about meaning, identity, and purpose when facing transitions or loss. That work focuses on values, choices, and how people want to live their lives.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. He will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what feels helpful in early sessions. Together they decide whether to emphasize EMDR, existential reflection, mindfulness practices, or a mix of approaches based on the individual's needs.

Online therapy offers several practical advantages for this work. Video calls let the therapist and client read facial expression and tone for deeper conversations. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when a person prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while still working on trauma, grief, anxiety, and meaning-focused concerns.