Yung-Mei Leong

Yung-Mei Leong is a psychologist based in Maryland who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, ADHD, and major life changes. She draws on eight years of direct psychotherapy experience and focuses on practical ways to manage symptoms and regain a sense of direction.

She listens without judgment and creates a calm space for people to talk about what’s most pressing. Sessions emphasize everyday strategies that can be put into practice between meetings. The goal is to help clients feel more able to manage daily demands and relationships.

Her approach centers on cognitive behavioral techniques that look at unhelpful thoughts and habits. That work leads to clear steps clients can try to shift feelings and behavior. She also brings attention to issues like obsessive or compulsive symptoms, panic, phobias, and trichotillomania when these are part of someone’s concerns.

Additional areas she addresses include divorce and separation, caregiving and end-of-life stress, immigration-related strain, identity and multicultural concerns, and questions around kink or non-monogamous relationships. She helps people untangle guilt, shame, loneliness, and midlife transitions with practical coping tools.

Her style is warm and collaborative. She offers straightforward guidance, teaches coping skills, and works with each person to find what fits their life. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she aims to make that step easier to take.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Yung-Mei uses cognitive behavioral techniques that help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. That method breaks problems into small steps and focuses on skills you can practice between sessions, which suits many common anxiety and mood concerns.

She also works with behavioral strategies to address compulsive behaviors and panic symptoms by teaching specific exercises and gradual exposure steps. These approaches aim to reduce avoidance and build confidence through repeated practice.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist and client discuss goals, preferences, and what feels workable. Together they adjust methods as needed until a good fit is found.

Confirm current session options before booking, as specific online formats are not listed in the profile. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter or more frequent check-ins when useful, and reduce the time spent traveling to appointments. Talk with the therapist about how sessions can be scheduled to match daily routines and responsibilities.