About Yolanda
Yolanda Batres-Espinoza is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California. She has five years of clinical experience and speaks English and Spanish. Her background includes work in community mental health serving diverse, underserved neighborhoods in East Los Angeles.
She centers therapy on making small, practical changes that matter day to day. Sessions focus on clear goals like managing anxiety, navigating grief, or improving family communication. She describes her approach as collaborative and attentive, aiming to help people feel more steady and able to handle stress.
Background and approach
Her clinical work covers a wide range of concerns including ADHD, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar mood concerns, and relationship problems. She also assists with caregiver stress, chronic illness, self-esteem, and work-related pressures. Yolanda affirms LGBT clients and brings experience helping people address family-of-origin issues and blended family challenges.
In sessions she draws from attachment-based methods, client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. That blend helps her tailor practical strategies alongside careful listening. She looks for what fits each person rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.
Yolanda welcomes people who want straightforward skill-building and steady support. She offers therapy in English and Spanish, and she works with clients via video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. To begin, she asks new clients to fill out a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current patterns. In online sessions this can mean mapping how connection and trust show up now and practicing different ways of relating in day-to-day life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It often includes concrete exercises and experiments you can try between sessions to reduce anxiety or manage mood swings. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and empathy so the person feels heard and can set their own goals; it helps when someone needs space to process and name what matters most.Choosing the right approach happens together. The therapist will ask about goals, past experiences, and what feels most useful, then try methods that match those needs. That collaborative process means techniques may shift over time as progress and preferences become clearer.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for people with busy routines or limited local options. Video calls suit deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when someone prefers written reflection. These options let clients schedule care around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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