About Xou
Xou Yang is a licensed mental health counselor based in Utah. He focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship problems, or addiction. He creates a calm space where clients can talk about what’s worrying them and begin to make practical changes.
He uses clear, goal-focused methods to help people manage symptoms and improve daily life. Sessions are conversational and direct. Topics often include coping with trauma and abuse, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, and issues tied to sexuality and identity.
Background and approach
Yang blends several approaches to meet each person’s needs. He draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to examine unhelpful thought patterns. He also uses emotionally-focused ideas to improve how people express and respond to strong feelings.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing can be offered for trauma work when appropriate. Clients can expect tools for managing anger, social anxiety, isolation, and attachment wounds. He also supports people dealing with divorce, infidelity, forgiveness, or midlife transitions.
Sessions aim to build skills that make daily life easier, not just talk about problems. With eight years of experience as a licensed clinician, he brings steady, practical support to each meeting. He encourages small, manageable steps and checks progress regularly.
People who prefer straightforward guidance and a respectful, nonjudgmental tone often find this approach helpful.
Approach and online therapy options
CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to change how they feel. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on how people experience and share emotions, aiming to improve emotional expression and reduce painful patterns in relationships. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a trauma-focused approach that helps reduce the intensity of distressing memories by pairing guided attention with memory processing.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss your goals, symptoms, and preferences and recommend which methods to start with. Plans can change as work progresses, so the approach stays aligned with what actually helps you feel and function better.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs. Video allows face-to-face conversation for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or use less bandwidth. Live chat or text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, homework support, or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to maintain continuity and fit therapy into daily life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- 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