Rev. Alexander Yoo - Mental Health Counselor | The Center for Internet & Technology Addiction

26 years experience | Counselor of Color

About Rev. Alexander Yoo

Hello! You may not know me yet, but I’m looking forward to getting to know you.

I use a change-oriented approach with a bent toward meaning-making and “the big questions” of life.

I don’t think BetterHelp really has the tools to do in-depth therapy work. Therefore, I tend to see my role here as more of a life coach. So for example, on any given day, would you like me to 1) listen and/or 2) give advice/feedback/opinions. It depends on what you’re needing in the moment.

I’d like for you to get some relief and clarity in your life. Whatever your goals, or the life transitions you want to better understand, I can help you, regardless of your culture, your background, your politics, philosophy, or past.

(Note: I am also an ordained clergyperson with a Master of Divinity MDiv degree, and a hospice chaplain.
Faith/religion/spirituality or no, if you want to integrate that into our talks, great. If not, also great. I’m well-versed in many religions and philosophical approaches to existence, including “alternative” belief systems.)

Talk soon,
Alexander Yoo, MDiv, MA, LMFT

Licenses

LMFT

102886

Professional experience

Addictions
Anger management
Bipolar disorder
Career difficulties
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
Coping with life changes
Depression
Eating disorders
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
LGBT
Relationship issues
Self esteem
Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse

Additional Focus Areas

Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
Blended family issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dissociation
Eating and food-related issues
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
HIV / AIDS
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Immigration issues
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexual dysfunction
Sexuality
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Clinical Approaches

Existential Therapy
Internal Family Systems
Jungian Therapy
Mindfulness Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Narrative Therapy
Psychodynamic Therapy
Solution-Focused Therapy
Somatic Therapy
Trauma-Focused Therapy

Languages

English

15 Reviews

“Rev.Yoo is encouraging and attentive. I feel heard and respected”

“Rev Yoo is soooo real and gives great feedback !”

“Compassionate, spiritually aware, friendly and thoroughly insightful.”

“He is so real and affirming which helps when life is a lot. Culturally competent as well which is huge and the spiritual piece is just another gift !! What a gem.”

“Rev. Yoo is culturally competent, validating and offers great direct insight so that you can move towards an active solution for your concern. I left feeling more empowered ! Thank you, Rev !”

“I enjoy Rev. Yoo perspectives on topics and the ability to explain and make sense of the various topics we discuss.”

“Rev Yoo is kind, thoughtful and gives insight and perspective…he is amazing!”

“Rev. Yoo has been a great support to me in a very challenging time. I’ve gotten a lot from our sessions and am grateful that I found him.”

“He is the best!”

“You're a phenomenal therapist!”

“I signed up for this app with quite a bit of trepidation. Rev. Yoo alleviated my concerns and skepticism with his professionalism, thoughtfulness, genuine concern for my mental healthy, and his ability to talk to me like a “real person” and not so clinical. Great therapist, I highly recommend him.”

“I like Rev Yoo as my therapist he is good in making me feel comfortable to be open about anything, I can tell him anything, I like that he understand what I’m going through and I can feel that he is there to help me cope up, i look forward to my video session with him because I always feel better after. I would like to continue working with him until I know I’m better and maybe even if I’m already healed. Thank you Rev Yoo.”

“I am so grateful for Rev. Yoo, his insights, and ability to help me with my perspectives.”

“He’s awesome and I really like his approach to helping me making me confident to to breaks but when I need a counselor again I always come back to him.”

“He is amazing and I am thankful he is my therapist”

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