- Practical coping skills
- Trauma informed care
- Strengths focused
About Yvette
Yvette Carreon is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with more than 25 years in the mental health field. She aims to make therapy straightforward and useful, helping people find practical ways to manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship concerns, and codependency. Her style is down-to-earth and focused on real-life coping skills rather than jargon.
Yvette blends tools from several approaches to fit each person's needs. She draws on client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on the person’s goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques are used to change unhelpful thoughts and build stronger coping skills. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing ideas are woven in to support self-awareness and momentum for change.
She works with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, caregiver stress, career strain, intimacy issues, and compassion fatigue. Yvette also supports people facing life transitions such as divorce, aging concerns, and grief. When needed she addresses patterns like abandonment, attachment struggles, control issues, and dependent personality traits.
Sessions emphasize practical steps you can use between meetings. Expect conversations that identify patterns, practice new skills, and set small goals you can try in everyday life. The tone is collaborative and strengths-oriented, with an eye toward clear, usable strategies.
Yvette practices in California as an LCSW. If you want to start, you'll be asked some basic questions to match with her and then schedule sessions according to her availability.
Approaches that guide online work
Yvette commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) as part of her practice. Client-centered work focuses on listening and helping the person set their own goals, which is useful for building motivation and clarity. CBT looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and uses practical exercises to shift unhelpful thoughts and reactions. DBT teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and handling conflict more effectively.Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. She will work with each person to decide which methods fit best based on their goals, concerns, and preferences. That collaboration can include trying different techniques and adjusting the plan as progress is made.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when that better suits a schedule. It also lets people practice skills between meetings in their everyday settings, which often helps transfer new habits into daily life.
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Experience
25+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, codependency, and related struggles.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Sessions focus on practical steps and skills. She blends client-centered work with techniques that change thinking and build coping skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has over 25 years of experience in the mental health field working with a range of concerns and settings.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California.
In what language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule 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.