Brianna Yates, LCSW

Brianna Yates is a licensed clinical social worker with three years of experience. She draws on practical skills from medical social work and community settings to help people facing stress, anxiety, and major life changes. Her approach centers on listening, validating, and working toward clear goals with each person.

Brianna adapts sessions to fit what each person needs. She uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness to help people notice patterns, try small changes, and manage difficult feelings. Sessions are straightforward and focused on skills that can be used between meetings.

Her background includes work in medical settings with chronic health concerns and roles at a local domestic violence agency where she provided therapy and education. Those experiences shaped a practice attentive to trauma, caregiving strains, and complex medical issues.

She also helps with emotional concerns like low self-esteem, grief, relationship struggles, intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas of focus include ADHD, bipolar concerns, chronic pain and illness, and caregiver stress.

Outside of work Brianna enjoys trying new recipes, walking, and watching shows. She grew up on the north side of the Chicago suburbs and is the oldest of four, with an identical twin. She aims to create a steady, practical space where people can work toward the changes they want.

How Brianna’s approaches work online

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a nonjudgmental, listening stance where the person’s goals steer sessions. It helps when someone needs time to clarify values, process emotions, and set priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and testing small changes; it is useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep troubles, and stress management.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Brianna will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide whether to focus more on skill-building, reflective listening, or a mix of methods and adjust as work progresses.

Online formats offer practical benefits for many people. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a short break and use less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and medical appointments.