Yvette Carreon, LCSW

Yvette Carreon is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years in mental health care. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, depression, grief, and life changes with clear, practical steps. Her style is straightforward and warm, aimed at making therapy feel manageable and useful for everyday life.

She blends several approaches to match each person's needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is often used to identify thoughts and behaviors that cause distress and to replace them with healthier patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy helps people build skills for emotion regulation and coping during high-stress moments. Client-Centered Therapy creates space for people to be heard and to shape their own goals.

Her practice also addresses relationship concerns, intimacy issues, compassion fatigue, and challenges related to identity and LGBT matters. She works with people coping with trauma and abuse, domestic violence aftermath, abandonment, and codependency, among other concerns. Practical tools and real-world skill building are central to sessions.

Yvette emphasizes collaboration. She talks with clients about what’s working and adjusts methods as needs change. Sessions aim to leave people with concrete strategies they can use between meetings.

She practices in California and provides services in English. Online and remote session options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

Practical approaches for online therapy and skill building

Yvette commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it breaks issues into clear steps and homework-sized tasks.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy when emotional regulation and crisis coping are priorities. DBT emphasizes skills for managing intense feelings, tolerating distress, and improving relationships. Client-Centered Therapy is part of her practice too, offering a space where clients set goals and shape the work while the therapist listens and reflects.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Yvette will talk with clients about their goals and preferences, try methods, and adjust as progress unfolds. The plan evolves based on what helps most in day-to-day life.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and practicing skills together. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Chat and text options make it possible to check in between meetings or have shorter, focused exchanges. These options make ongoing support more flexible and easier to fit into a busy schedule.