Mark Yeung, LCSW

Mark Yeung is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 12 years of experience supporting people facing major life stressors. He practices in Oregon and brings a straightforward, caring style to sessions. He talks plainly about goals and steps, helping clients find concrete ways to cope and move forward.

He often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy alongside a humanistic, client-centered stance. That means he helps people notice what matters to them, challenge unhelpful thoughts, and build skills for strong emotional regulation. Sessions focus on practical strategies that can be tried between meetings.

Mark has worked with people managing grief, chronic illness, caregiver strain, aging and geriatric issues, addiction, depression, anxiety, and trauma. He also supports concerns like relationship problems, parenting stress, career transitions, and issues tied to identity and discrimination. His background includes counseling medically ill and terminally ill people and their families.

He values empathy, warmth, and a clear working relationship. In sessions he blends supportive listening with actionable homework and skill practice. He encourages clients to set realistic goals and track small changes that add up over time.

To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on availability. Mark emphasizes collaboration so treatment reflects each person’s needs and life circumstances.

How his therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people identify what truly matters to them and take action aligned with those values. It can help with depression, anxiety, life transitions, and coping with chronic illness or aging concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating difficulties. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication, which can help with intense emotions, relationship strain, and self-management.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and life context, then suggest methods to try. Together they adjust methods based on what is helping and what feels doable in everyday life.

Session formats supported by this profile are not specified here, so confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time for appointments. Licensed professionals can also assign brief exercises to practice between meetings so progress continues between sessions.