- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
- Client-centered care
About Yolanda
Yolanda Fajardo-Vela is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC, with 15 years of clinical experience in Texas. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and issues around self-esteem and coping with life changes. Her listed specialties also include relationship strain, grief, parenting concerns, anger, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
Yolanda uses straightforward conversation to help people find what already feels true to them. She listens for strengths and helps set realistic, manageable goals. Sessions focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and practicing new ways of responding to emotions so daily life feels more manageable.
Her approach draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Mindfulness Therapy. That mix lets her match strategies to a person’s needs, whether the work is about past trauma, shame and guilt, or current stressors. She often combines practical skills with reflective talk.
People who come for help with abandonment, attachment issues, forgiveness, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety and women's issues will find those concerns listed among her focus areas. She frames progress as steady effort and small changes rather than quick fixes.
Sessions are conducted in English and are offered from her Texas practice. The intake process uses a short matching questionnaire and scheduling tools to set a first appointment. Costs vary by location, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the person leads the pace and topics of sessions. This approach helps when shame or guilt makes it hard to speak up or trust your own thoughts.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It provides concrete exercises to test and change unhelpful beliefs, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and lingering guilt.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches practical skills for managing strong emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. Those skills are often helpful for people who get overwhelmed by anger, attachment fears, or intense shame.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences rather than imposing a single path.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life by avoiding travel and allowing shorter check-ins when helpful. They also let people use mindfulness exercises and behavioral homework between meetings to reinforce what was practiced in sessions.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Texas, New Mexico
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem issues. Additional focus areas include guilt and shame, attachment and forgiveness.
How would she approach feelings of shame or guilt?
She uses talk plus practical skills to identify unhelpful thoughts and develop different responses. Techniques from CBT and mindfulness are used to notice and shift painful patterns.
How much clinical experience does she bring?
She has 15 years of experience working in the mental health field. That background includes supporting people through trauma, life changes, and emotional burnout.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds LPC and LPCC credentials and practices in Texas. The biography lists licensure as TX LPC and NM LPCC.
Can I have sessions in another language or from another country?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking so you know how appointments are held.
How are sessions priced?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Check the booking details for specific pricing.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session. That process starts intake and booking.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.