After receiving an A.A. degree in tourism and Japanese in China, Yu continued her studies in the United States and graduated with an A.A.S. degree in the physical therapist assistant program from NVCC in 2017 with magna cum laude honors.

Since graduating, she has worked in outpatient physical therapy and in 2018 Yu joined the Inova physical therapy team at Tysons.

Yu has attended many additional courses such as pelvic floor dysfunction, manual therapy including myofascial release and joint mobilization related to orthopedic dysfunction and pelvic floor. She has a specialty in pelvic floor treatment for both women and men.

Yu is also interested in learning treatment related to oncology and pregnancy. She hopes to continue her studies in physical therapy by eventually entering into a doctorate physical therapy program in addition to gaining other clinical specializations, which will further her growth and knowledge in the field of physical therapy.

Yu is fluent in Mandarin, Wu (Chinese dialect) and English. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, learning, cooking, exercising, video games and spending time with her friends and family.