Yong Pak, LCSW

Yong Pak is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) licensed in Nevada with 15 years of experience in mental health. She began in 2005 providing therapeutic services to children and families and later broadened her practice to include individual and couple work. She names stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, addictions, grief, trauma and abuse among the concerns she addresses.

Her approach is client-centered, with regular use of cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior ideas. She also draws on emotionally-focused and solution-focused methods depending on the situation. Sessions typically focus on practical skills and clearer communication rather than abstract theory.

Yong often works with relationship and family concerns, including parenting challenges and couples issues. She also supports people dealing with grief, intimacy-related problems, anger, self-esteem, and career stress. These are handled through structured conversations, skill practice, and problem-solving steps.

She describes adapting methods to each person or couple. That can mean prioritizing emotion work in one session and teaching coping or behavior experiments in the next. The emphasis is on small, manageable changes that fit day-to-day life.

Because she has long experience in both child-and-family settings and broader adult care, she brings a practical sense of what everyday challenges look like. People who want clear steps, thoughtful listening, and concrete tools for relationship or mood issues may find this approach useful.

How Yong applies therapy approaches online