Yasmin Elkhair, LICSW

Yasmin Elkhair is a licensed independent clinical social worker with 25 years of experience serving adults in the District of Columbia. She helps people who are coping with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship struggles, addiction, and major life changes. Her approach is practical and direct, aimed at creating calmer days and clearer decisions.

She blends therapies rather than relying on a single method. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness practices, solution-focused techniques, and psychodynamic ideas are used where they fit. Sessions often include tools such as cognitive reframing, reality testing, guided relaxation, and journaling.

Yasmin sees therapy as a partnership. She listens first, then works with each person to shape goals and plans that feel doable. Clients help set the pace and choose which skills to use between sessions.

In sessions she creates time to talk through painful events and sketch practical steps for change. That might mean practicing grounding skills for trauma, trying new communication habits for relationship tension, or building routines to manage low mood.

Her background includes long-term clinical work in the Washington, DC area and many years supporting people through loss, caregiving stress, and life transitions. She frames care around each person’s strengths and practical needs while keeping compassion central.

How Yasmin’s Approaches Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on what matters most to the person in front of her; it starts with listening and builds a plan based on your goals and preferences. This approach helps people who need support sorting out feelings, values, or decisions and prefers a collaborative pace.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches practical skills like cognitive reframing and behavioral experiments. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and patterns that get in the way of daily life.

Mindfulness Therapy brings attention to the present moment through simple exercises and relaxation practices. It can help with rumination, trauma-related distress, and building steady coping routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and try techniques together to see what fits best for each person’s needs and goals. Sessions are collaborative and adjusted over time based on what helps most.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for full conversations and skill coaching, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and let people fit therapy into busy lives.