LCSW, 20 years of experience
Hello and Welcome! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), with experience in counseling as Certified Advance Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CAADC) with over 20 years of professional experience in the therapeutic community. I provide a safe, warm and supportive environment where you can express your symptoms, experiences, feelings and emotions. When you're ready to leave the stress and discomfort you are having behind, I'm prepared to help you. Schedule our first session and get you on the road to feeling better today.
For some, therapy is anxiety provoking, for others its relief. Our first session will be a time to discover, share and communicate needs, and establish goals as we navigate through your challenges. I strive to create a safe and welcoming environment that allows clients to explore obstacles with concerns related to anxiety, depression, and/or self-care. I focus on helping clients develop assertive communication & boundaries with themselves and those around them that can help improve their quality of life. Counseling can foster personal development in whatever way you may be seeking and help build the life you so deeply deserve. If that's what you're looking for, I'm here when you're ready to share.
Open and honest communication is what I feel is most important when working with clients. Each client I work with has unique problems, along with personal core beliefs, values, cultures and/or environment experiences. The root of each problem comes from something, somewhere, or someone. These "roots" are a symptom to explore, and navigate through as I assist you in addressing specific challenges or conditions. My most valuable asset is supportive/active listening, and empowering a person to write a new narrative within their life story.
Therapy requires the willingness to be vulnerable, open to self-reflection, and actively engage in the therapeutic process. Therapy and counseling can foster personal development in whatever way you may be seeking and help build the life you so deeply deserve
Cognitive Behavior therapy has been a technique I use for over 20 years. It’s helped dozens of client’s challenge reoccurring thoughts and manage their anxiety, depression, and other symptoms. We’ll use CBT to recognize how your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors influence your daily life. We’ll then use that knowledge to change your thinking patterns, which will help you understand the root cause and created a better you!
Motivational Interviewing, (MI) uses the basics of focusing (bring together), evoking (bring to mind) and planning (formulating). I like using MI with CBT in tandem with each other. While CBT is used to reframe harmful thought patterns, MI uses change talk to form an environment of acceptance, compassion and safety to reach a commitment of change.
ACT is use in accepting difficult emotions and committing to meaningful actions. It's not about eliminating difficult feelings, but about changing one's relationship with them and moving forward in a values-driven way. ACT is also used in the treatment of substance use disorders, helping individuals develop strategies to tolerate painful experiences and cope with challenges without using substances.
As children we go through life, dealing with new situations and the “curve balls” life throws at us, this is where our psyche creates “parts” to help us adapt more easily to these situations. With good mental health, these “parts” work well with each other, as a functional family, under the guidance of the core self (the oldest and wisest part of you). However, when we experience traumas, big or small, these parts can become more rigid in certain ways and the cooperation between various parts becomes limited. Think of it as a dysfunctional family and this dysfunction can vary based on the severity of the effects of the trauma.
Emotions are powerful, they are experienced physically, influence our thoughts and guide our action or behaviors. They can be debilitating, but also beautiful in allowing us to connect with others. We look at attachment styles, and how your emotions are experienced. Do they color your perceptions, lead you to any conclusions or influence your decisions? These are probing questions we can answer by examining your experiences and reframes key issues, negative patterns, and underlying emotions or fears as they relate to each individual’s attachment needs.
2 ratings with written reviews
May 24, 2025
Yvonne is the best therapist I have ever worked with. I cannot recommend her enough. If you need help, she is an excellent support. I am so fortunate to have met her on this platform!
February 1, 2025
Yvonne is amazing. She is the best therapist I have ever worked with and has helped me so much. 10/10 would recommend!