Yolanda Liriano-Kimbrough, LCSW

Yolanda Liriano-Kimbrough is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 27 years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. She combines practical tools with steady support so people can start feeling more in control. She speaks English and Spanish and practices from Arizona.

Yolanda centers sessions on clear problem-solving and thought work. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with acceptance-based and client-centered methods to help people reframe unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She also draws on trauma-focused approaches when past hurts keep affecting daily life.

Sessions are conversational and down-to-earth. People can expect to talk through immediate concerns, learn simple coping skills, and set small goals between meetings. The focus is on what can change now while acknowledging how history and relationships shaped current patterns.

She has worked with many issues that show up in everyday life, including relationship strain, grief, low self-esteem, and life transitions. Yolanda pays attention to attachment and abandonment concerns as well as practical stresses like money, caregiving, and chronic illness. When needed, she incorporates techniques aimed at processing traumatic memories.

Yolanda emphasizes collaboration. She helps people decide which strategies fit their goals and comfort level. Her approach is warm and steady, aimed at helping people take the next manageable step toward a more satisfying life.

Evidence-informed approaches delivered online

Yolanda commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve mood. ACT teaches skills to accept difficult feelings while committing to meaningful actions that reflect personal values.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions grounded in the client's perspective, offering empathy and support while clients decide which strategies to try. Choosing the right approach is a shared process - she works together with each person to match methods to their goals, comfort level, and life circumstances.

Online work is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video allows for a fuller conversation and visual cues, phone can fit brief check-ins or low-bandwidth needs, chat works for quick exchanges, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and different schedules.