Youa Lee, LMFT

About

Marriage & Family Therapist in Los Angeles, CA. Works with Anxiety, Depression and Relationship Issues. Sees clients online only. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Relationship Issues
• Anger Management
• Coping Skills
• Grief
• Life Transitions
• Parenting
• Peer Relationships
• Racial Identity
• Self Esteem
• Stress Management
• Trauma and PTSD

Types of therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)Helps people make room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, and commit to actions that fit what matters to them.
• Attachment-basedLooks at early bonds with caregivers and how they shape relationships and emotions now, and works toward a greater sense of safety and connection.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Compassion FocusedHelps people who are hard on themselves to build warmth and compassion toward themselves, as a counterweight to shame and self-criticism.
• Dialectical Behavior (DBT)A skills-based therapy grown out of CBT. Teaches ways to manage intense emotions, get through crises, stay present and handle relationships.
• EMDREye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. A structured trauma therapy in which a person recalls distressing memories while following side-to-side eye movements or taps.
• HumanisticA family of approaches, including person-centered and Gestalt therapy, that emphasize growth, self-awareness and a person's capacity to choose.
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)Sees the mind as made of different 'parts', and helps people understand and care for them from a calm, compassionate core 'Self'.
• InterpersonalA structured, time-limited therapy focused on relationships and life events, such as conflict, loss or big role changes, and how they affect mood.
• Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)Combines mindfulness practice, paying attention to the present moment without judgment, with ideas from cognitive therapy.
• NarrativeHelps people separate themselves from their problems and retell the stories they hold about their lives in ways that feel truer and more helpful.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• SomaticBody-focused therapy that pays attention to physical sensations, posture and breathing, on the view that stress and trauma are held in the body as well as the mind.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

Online only

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Anxiety, Depression, Relationship Issues, Anger Management, Behavioral Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality (BPD), Career Counseling, Codependency, Coping Skills, Grief, Impulse Control Disorders, LGBTQ+, Life Transitions, Parenting, Peer Relationships, Racial Identity, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma and PTSD, Women's Issues

Insurance

Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross, Brighton Health, CarePartners, Cigna and Evernorth, Coventry, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Evry Health, Geisinger, Government Employees Health Association (GEHA), Harvard Pilgrim, Health Net, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Independence Blue Cross, MagnaCare, Managed Health Network (MHN), MHNet Behavioral Health, Optum, Oscar Health, Oxford, Sidecar Health, Sutter, TRICARE, United Medical Resources (UMR), UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH

Ages

Adults

Works with

Individuals

Communities

Bisexual Allied, Gay Allied, Intersex Allied, Lesbian Allied, Non-Binary Allied, Queer Allied, Racial Justice Allied, Transgender Allied

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

Antioch University

Education & qualifications