I'm Yashica a LMFT located in Simi Valley, California. I am a seasoned mental health therapist with over two decades of clinical knowledge and experience. My approach to therapy is rooted in the belief that hope is the catalyst for change. By helping you challenge and replace irrational thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes, I aim to set you free to embrace transformation.
My clinical style can be described as interactive, attentive, and engaging. I'm committed to fostering a safe and supportive environment that nurtures growth, insight, and healing.
My greatest strengths as a provider include my ability to create a safe and empowering space where clients can channel their energies and confront frustrations, particularly in overcoming barriers and misconceptions related to mental health. Additionally, my expertise in Individual, Family, and Group Therapy allows me to effectively support those dealing with depression, anxiety, fear, loneliness, and general dissatisfaction, guiding them towards hope, inner peace, and holistic healing through collaborative and clinically grounded approaches.
I am particularly adept at serving high-functioning men and women of color who are grappling with anxiety, grief, depression, and career or life phase challenges. My approach is tailored to address the unique cultural and individual experiences of each client, fostering resilience and promoting mental wellness. I strive to create a supportive and understanding environment where clients can explore and address their struggles, leveraging evidence-based practices to facilitate meaningful and lasting change.
I utilizes a holistic approach to enlighten and educate clients about how mind, spirit and body are interconnected. In our work together, my goal is to meet your personal experience with empathy and to support you in your journey toward wholeness.
If you suffer with states of depression, or feelings of fear, anxiety, or loneliness, or you feel generally dissatisfied with aspects of your life, our work together can provide hope and a path towards greater peace, insight and happiness. I utilizes a holistic approach to enlighten and educate clients about how mind, spirit and body are interconnected. In our work together, my goal is to meet your personal experience with empathy and to support you in your journey toward wholeness. View 5 Photos I’m not the type of therapist who just nods and smiles. We’ll set clear goals, check in periodically to see if you’re actually moving towards those goals and I often throw in some humor life’s too short to not be able to laugh sometimes. When needed I can be direct and nurturing.
My style is interactive, attentive and engaging with the goal of creating a safe environment to empower growth, insight and healing. In therapy, we will explore your inner world to understand the underlying causes of your pain, to heal, and to access and expand your capacity to live your best life.