About Alexander
Rev. Alexander Yoo meets people where they are and helps them find clearer footing. He speaks plainly and listens for what matters most.
He aims to reduce stress and confusion and to help clients move toward practical change. He blends life questions with hands-on coaching. Sessions can be a place to talk things through or to get direct feedback and suggestions.
He frames work around what a person needs in the moment, whether that is emotional relief, decision support, or clearer next steps.
How Alexander works
Alexander brings 26 years of experience to this work. He is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT and holds a Master of Divinity, with background as a hospice chaplain. That mix informs a focus on meaning, values, and life transitions as well as everyday problems like anxiety, depression, and stress.
His practice includes support for people dealing with trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, and caregiver stress. He also addresses identity-related matters such as LGBT concerns and body image, and long-term conditions including chronic illness and bipolar disorder.
In sessions he uses approaches that explore personal meaning and life story alongside techniques that target traumatic memories and present-moment awareness. He invites people to bring their beliefs or to leave them aside. The emphasis is on practical next steps, clearer priorities, and coping strategies the client can use between meetings.
Alexander lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
What Alexander works with
The areas below are the ones Alexander selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- 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
- Intimacy-related 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
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Stress, Anxiety
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 26 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Approaches that fit online therapy
Existential Therapy focuses on big questions about meaning, purpose, and choice. It helps people facing life transitions, grief, or a sense of aimlessness by clarifying values and practical options. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, targets distressing memories and trauma symptoms using structured processing techniques to reduce emotional charge and improve daily functioning.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, past experiences, and preferences, then suggest methods that match those needs. Sessions may combine meaning-focused conversation with trauma-focused tools or mindfulness practices based on what helps the person move forward.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video allows face-to-face work and guided EMDR protocols when appropriate. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Chat and messaging provide brief touchpoints or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and maintain continuity during life changes.
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