- Build self-esteem
- Improve communication
- Manage stress
About Yasemin
Yasemin Bek is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in New York. She offers supportive, goal-oriented therapy aimed at helping people build self-esteem and stronger communication. Sessions focus on practical steps clients can use day to day to handle stress and anxiety.
Her work centers on understanding each person's story and current struggles. She helps people develop clearer boundaries, cope with mood changes, and navigate relationship and family tensions. Codependency, attachment concerns, and feelings of isolation are listed among the issues she addresses.
Yasemin draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. That means she uses approaches with solid research behind them and adapts them to each person's needs. The tone in sessions is collaborative and compassionate, with an emphasis on concrete skills and small achievable goals.
People connect with her when they want to reduce anxiety, manage life changes, or repair communication patterns. She works with clients on problems such as workplace stress, depressed mood, guilt and shame, and difficulties around commitment and control.
Therapy moves at a practical pace. Yasemin helps clients build coping strategies and resilience while also addressing painful experiences from the past. She offers services in English and Turkish and practices as an LMHC in New York.
Evidence-based approaches and online therapy
Yasemin uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One approach she relies on helps people identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns that fuel anxiety or low mood; it is useful for managing stress and depressive symptoms. Another approach emphasizes understanding attachment and relationship patterns, helping people build healthier ways of relating and reduce codependent behaviors.Choosing the right approach is a joint process. The therapist and client discuss goals, preferences, and life demands to decide which techniques to try first. If one method doesn't fit, they adjust the plan together until something feels workable.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people continue care during life transitions and maintain steady progress without adding extra commute time.
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Experience
6+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English, Turkish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Yasemin commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Relationship and family tensions, codependency, and attachment issues are also part of her focus.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a collaborative, compassionate approach with an emphasis on practical skills. Sessions focus on clear steps people can use to manage emotions and improve communication.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of clinical experience working with people on mood, relationship, and life transition issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a New York licensed mental health counselor, listed as LMHC, and practices in New York.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Turkish.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.