Yong Pak

Yong Pak is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Nevada with 15 years in the mental health field. She began her work in 2005 delivering specialized services to children and families and later broadened her practice to include individual and couple therapy. Yong focuses on helping people manage common struggles like depression, anxiety, and anger while also addressing relationship and parenting concerns.

Her experience includes work with bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive concerns, ADHD, grief and loss, and survivors of emotional and physical trauma. She uses a client-centered stance that keeps each person’s goals at the center of the work. Sessions often draw on ideas from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior therapy along with mindfulness and solution-focused techniques.

Yong adapts methods to fit the person, not the other way around. She aims to make therapy practical and goal-oriented while still honoring personal values and relationships. Topics often covered include coping with life changes, improving self-esteem, navigating intimacy issues, and addressing addictions.

Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. She helps clients set clear steps and skills to try between sessions. Parents can expect help with parent-child dynamics and family stress presented in everyday language and concrete options.

People who choose Yong can expect a therapist who listens first, then crafts a plan that mixes talk, skill building, and short-term strategies to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Yong often blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Client-centered work focuses on listening closely and shaping goals around what the client wants to change. CBT adds concrete strategies to notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and anger.

She also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) when emotion regulation and interpersonal skills are needed. DBT teaches practical skills for managing strong feelings, tolerating distress, and improving communication in relationships. These approaches are offered with a focus on real-life problem solving and clear skills practice.

Finding the best approach is part of the process. Yong will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That collaborative decision considers what feels useful and what can be practiced between sessions.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in this profile. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove commute time so people can focus on skills and goals during a work break or after hours.