Licensed to practice in 2 states and accepts 9 insurances. Specializes in Coping Skills, Eating Disorders, Self Esteem and 4 more.
New to Grow
Hello, I'm Yvette Underwood, licensed in the state of AZ and CO. As a licensed therapist with over 20 years of experience, I create a compassionate environment that empowers clients to navigate their unique challenges. Specializing in trauma recovery, weight challenges, OCD, and general MH issues, I use various therapeutic modalities to help individuals find healing and resilience. Together, we can work toward a healthier, more fulfilling life!
I believe that empathy is the foundation of effective therapy. I strive to create a warm and welcoming environment where you feel heard and understood. I invite you to reach out and take the first step toward healing and growth. Together, we can explore your experiences, identify your goals, and work collaboratively to create positive change in your life! I provide a relaxed atmosphere that offers confidentiality and safety, a place where you can return to time and again as you seek change.
What sets my work apart is a resolute commitment to each client's growth, delivered through a psychodynamic approach that balances empathic understanding with thoughtful, challenge-oriented prompting. I help clients recognize how fear and avoidance protect them from pain but also limit change, and I actively encourage and support taking the risks necessary to face difficult truths. My role is to hold a compassionate, steady space while gently pushing for insight and movement so that meaningful therapeutic work can unfold!
I am well positioned to support creative individuals, those seeking to define their identity, artists, and anyone navigating life changes. I bring an artist's sensitivity to questions of meaning and self-expression I also work extensively with young professionals facing career transitions, anxiety, and work-life balance changes. My clinical experience includes trauma recovery, LGBTQIA+ clients, older adults, and treatment of obsessive-compulsive symptoms and eating-related issues, specifically obesity related concerns. I offer a compassionate, psychodynamic approach tailored to each person's goals and strengths.
Other specialties
I identify as
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use CBT to challenge negative self-talk, identify thinking errors, and core beliefs that drive current patterns and perceptions.
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
I use ACT to assist clients in defusing themselves from negative thoughts. I use this therapy method to also implement acceptance vs resistance to experiences.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
I use Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to increase skills in regulating emotions, improving distress tolerance, and to teach radical acceptance of distressing life experiences
Eclectic
I say that I apply an 'eclectic' blend of multiple therapeutic methods tailoring methods to the identified behavior, emotion, or thoughts that are preventing peace, growth, and self-actualization.
Experiential Therapy
Existential therapy is used to pursue the meaning that experiences have in your life. I apply this method to explore various meanings that events have and what that means to you and who you are. It can be very instrumental in shaping how you declare your values, and how you define next steps for your life.