About Xou
Xou Yang is a licensed mental health counselor based in Utah. He helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strains, or the fallout of trauma. He aims to make first steps feel manageable and less lonely.
He keeps sessions straightforward and practical. Conversations focus on what is most pressing right now and on small changes that reduce distress. He encourages clear goals and steady progress rather than big promises.
Background and approach
Yang uses approaches that match the problem a person brings. He may use cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thinking, emotionally-focused work to clarify important feelings, or mindfulness exercises to calm the body and mind. He also draws on trauma-informed methods when past hurt is part of the picture.
People often come for help with addiction, parenting stress, anger, or midlife transitions. He also addresses relationship breakdown, attachment worries, social anxiety, and issues around sexuality and identity. Sessions aim to boost coping skills and reduce day-to-day distress.
Yang earned a Master of Arts and practices as an LMHC and LCMHC in Utah. He has eight years of professional experience. He offers a respectful, nonjudgmental space and works together with each person to find what helps most.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety and mood symptoms. It uses concrete exercises and homework that translate well to video or messaging work for ongoing practice.Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and understand core emotions and how they shape relationships and reactions. In online sessions it can help a person notice patterns in feeling and responding, and then try new ways of expressing needs and boundaries.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then tailor methods over time. Clients are invited to give feedback so the direction of therapy can shift as needed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for deeper, interactive conversations and exercises. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text messaging allow short check-ins, step-by-step coaching, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping treatment consistent and focused.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Utah, Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
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