WELLNESS AND CONTENTMENT AT HOME, WORK AND IN LOVE.

WITH KAREN YU, LMFT

WELCOME.  I AM EXCITED THAT YOU ARE COMMITTED TO LEARNING, GROWING AND CHANGING.

This is a space for people who want to do some deep work. Your parents or ancestors want you to live a good life. If you do not know your ancestors, that’s okay. Their bloodline is in you and they passed on their strengths as well as their stress. You will be tested over and over again if you deserve that good life. I’m here to be your guide and to remind you that you absolutely do.  

Your own healing work will benefit you and those that will come after you.  Congratulations on taking the first step towards wellness and contentment.

Meet Karen Yu, LMFT

WELLNESS AND ANXIETY EXPERT

I've been a therapist for over a decade, and am committed to helping people transform their lives with therapy that goes deeper than just talking.

I am passionate about working with professionals in the fields of medicine, education and technology—specifically those from Asian American immigrant families, as I come from one myself and understand firsthand the pressure to be successful and the difficulty of releasing the heavy burden around feeling guilty when your needs clash with a family member.

  • "I had a hard time verbalizing my thoughts. You waited for me to get my words out. That was so good... I appreciate how patient you were with me on that. Also, I enjoy how curious you were with my life. You taught me to not take for granted what I got."

    — Previous Client from Disney Co.

  • “You changed my life. I will never forget you..”

    — Public Health Consultant in the Bay Area, CA

  • “After therapy, I felt like I had a brain spa. Those tough emotions no longer bother me.”

    — Documentary Film Maker in the Bay Area, CA

Do you find yourself feeling stuck due to the following:

  • Overburdened, overworked, and flat-out exhausted with no time to enjoy life

  • Afraid you earned your dream job, but it doesn’t live up to your expectations

  • Unhappy with your love life or afraid to get involved in one at all

  • Pain of dealing with loneliness

  • Having difficulty balancing your career and delaying a gratifying life

  • Chronic physical pain and afraid that it won’t get better

  • Worried brain that doesn’t stop overanalyzing or overthinking

  • Communication breakdown with loved ones.

And I’m going to be completely honest with you: I’ve been there too.

My own experiences of finding the solution to being unstuck brought me to the realization that something was missing.

And that something was accepting my authentic self and voice.

I had to learn to trust my own decisions and get out of the youngest child mentality.  I was a follower as well as a caregiver of other people’s needs.  This made me into a people pleaser.

And, I had to learn to put myself first.  But, it felt like such a selfish act. This led me to my own healing journey to embrace putting myself first as the solution to my life feeling stuck. 

I’ve spent my career helping people of all ages transform survival-driven patterns into emotional stability, self-trust, and thriving lives.

How can I help?

MY SPECIALTIES