Yangyang Xie , LMFT

Yangyang Xie is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California with six years of professional experience supporting adults facing a range of emotional and relational challenges. She works with people experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and parenting concerns, and she helps clients build motivation, self-esteem, and confidence. Drawing on a collaborative, client-centered stance, she holds that each person is the expert on their own story and brings strengths that can be mobilized to address life’s difficulties.

Yangyang approaches therapy with attention to practical skills and deeper patterns alike, addressing issues that include communication problems, divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, impulsivity, isolation and loneliness, mood disorders, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, self-love, and social anxiety and phobia. She provides care in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese, and she brings therapies that emphasize values, relationships, and personal agency. As a California-licensed clinician (CA LMFT 126347), Yangyang combines professional training with an empathetic, supportive stance to help clients move toward greater wellbeing and functioning.

Although taking the first step toward change can feel daunting, Yangyang offers steady support through that process and partners with clients to identify goals and strategies that fit their lives and values.

Therapeutic Approaches and Flexible Online Care

Yangyang integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside a client-centered orientation. ACT focuses on clarifying personal values and building psychological flexibility - it helps people move forward despite difficult thoughts or feelings and is often useful for anxiety, stress, and depression. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns of connecting and trusting others - it can be particularly helpful for parenting concerns, relationship struggles, and healing from trauma.

Therapy with Yangyang is collaborative; she works with clients to identify which approaches best match their needs, goals, and preferences. That exploration is part of the therapeutic process, and treatment plans are adjusted over time to reflect progress and changing priorities.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent care from licensed professionals without traveling, support timely check-ins between sessions, and allow clients to choose the communication style that fits their life.