- Guilt and shame work
- Attachment and abandonment
- Life transition support
About Yetiva
Yetiva Prather is a Texas LCSW with eight years of clinical experience helping people through depression, anxiety, trauma, and major life changes. She focuses on concerns such as self-esteem, communication problems, isolation, and grief. She also works with guilt and shame related to family, relationships, faith, and past actions.
In sessions she talks through trauma-related issues, including post-traumatic stress, sexual assault, and abuse recovery, using evidence-based therapeutic techniques. She also helps people who are dealing with attachment and abandonment worries, forgiveness work, and relationship stress without taking over decisions for them. Practical coping skills and clearer communication are common topics in her work.
Yetiva offers support for life transitions like divorce, pregnancy and postpartum changes, midlife shifts, and the strain of caregiving. She also addresses chronic illness, chronic pain, and concerns about body image or sexuality and gender identity. Sessions can include exploring meaning and life purpose alongside day-to-day problem solving.
Her practice attends to mood and anxiety patterns such as panic, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, phobias, and social anxiety. She helps people notice unhelpful patterns, try new ways of responding, and build small routines that can make daily life more manageable. Treatment decisions are made together, with pacing that respects each person’s readiness.
Sessions are conducted in English and based in Texas. International clients are not accepted. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule a first session through the listed online options. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Evidence-based techniques and online care
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques often include approaches that help people process trauma memories and reduce intense anxiety, and methods that focus on changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. Trauma-focused work typically involves safely revisiting distressing experiences to lower their emotional charge and improve daily functioning. Cognitive-based techniques help people identify automatic thoughts, test them, and try different responses to reduce guilt or depressive thinking.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and what feels manageable. Treatment plans are adjusted over time based on how someone responds and what they want to address next.
The biography does not specify which session formats are offered online, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins during a work break. It can also let people choose session lengths and rhythms that fit their routine, and let therapists and clients focus on practical skills and real-life problem solving without changing the therapist's clinical approach.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she address?
She focuses on depression, anxiety, trauma and major life changes, plus related concerns like self-esteem, communication problems, and guilt and shame.
How would she approach shame or guilt?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to talk through feelings and identify patterns that keep shame or guilt stuck, then works with the person to try new responses.
What background does she bring to sessions?
She has eight years of clinical experience supporting trauma recovery, mood and anxiety concerns, and life transitions.
What credential and location information should I know?
She is a LCSW licensed in Texas and practices with a Texas base.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm the current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.