Mark Yeung

Choosing a counselor can stir up many emotions - uncertainty, guarded hope, or questions about how an online profile translates into real therapeutic connection. Mark Yeung understands those mixed feelings and aims to make the process clearer and more approachable.

He is a licensed clinical social worker in Oregon and California and holds both a Master of Social Work and a Master of Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley. With 12 years of clinical experience, he has provided counseling to people who are medically ill, terminally ill, bereaved, veterans, and many others.

Clinically, he often integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy within a humanistic, solution-focused framework. These evidence-informed methods describe part of his approach, but they do not fully capture how he works with each person.

Beyond techniques and training, he emphasizes the relational side of therapy. He holds the view expressed in the phrase “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care” and draws professional satisfaction from practicing care in skilled, compassionate ways. He also notes research findings that the strongest correlates of positive therapy outcomes are therapist characteristics such as empathy and warmth, the alliance between therapist and client, and the client’s adoption of new behaviors.

Prospective clients who feel this approach might fit are encouraged to reach out and see whether working together could be helpful.