Dr. Yael Banai, LPC

Dr. Yael Banai is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana with thirty years of experience. She speaks English and works with people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, life transitions, ADHD, and mood concerns. Her style is calm and empathic and she treats each person as an individual with strengths and challenges.

Dr. Banai often blends practical strategies with time to listen. She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She also draws on client-centered and psychodynamic perspectives to understand patterns that can get in the way of daily life.

Sessions typically focus on clear goals such as coping with anxiety, improving self-esteem, or managing mood swings. She offers coaching-style support for career questions and problem-solving for parenting stress. Practical tools, short-term strategies, and longer-term reflection are all part of her mix.

Her background includes extensive experience working in school settings and other clinical environments. That experience informs a straightforward, person-first approach that avoids negative labels and looks for strengths.

Dr. Banai provides online options and will tailor a plan to a person’s needs and pace. Beginning therapy can feel hard, and she aims to make the first steps feel manageable and respectful.

How Dr. Banai Uses Therapy Approaches Online

Dr. Banai commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people spot thought patterns that increase stress or anxiety and to try new behaviors that can reduce symptoms. CBT is practical and goal oriented, which can help with anxiety, depression, ADHD-related routines, and managing mood swings.

She also draws on client-centered therapy, which emphasizes listening and working at the person’s pace. This approach focuses on the individual's experience and supports self-directed change, which can be useful for self-esteem and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adapt methods as needed. The plan can include shorter solution-focused steps or deeper work over time, depending on what the person wants.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared materials, while phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are available for brief updates, coaching-style support, and ongoing reminders between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or busy family schedules.