Yvette Skope, LMFT

Yvette Skope is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing on the island of Hawaii. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, trauma, and other life changes. Her approach is warm and direct, focused on practical steps people can try between sessions.

She brings six years of clinical work, including intensive in-home services with youths and families and prior work in adult mental health. Yvette trained in psychology at the University of Hawaii at Hilo and earned a master’s degree in family therapy from Argosy University. She uses that background to guide clear, goal-oriented care.

Sessions mix client-centered conversation with cognitive behavior techniques and skills-based strategies. Yvette often draws from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy when emotion regulation and relationship patterns need attention. She also integrates narrative and inner-child work when exploring personal stories and patterns.

Many people meet her to address parenting stresses, attachment and abandonment concerns, addictions, mood changes, eating or sleeping problems, and career or self-esteem struggles. She also supports those coping with caregiving burdens, medical issues, and compassion fatigue.

Yvette works with clients in English and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions are arranged through a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and scheduling is done after completing a short matching questionnaire.

CBT, Client-Centered Work, and Skills-Based Support Online

Yvette commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help identify unhelpful thought patterns and practice alternative ways of thinking and behaving. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns, and coping with life changes. Client-centered therapy provides a space where the therapist listens without judgment and follows the client's lead to build trust and self-directed change. Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication when feelings run high.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Yvette collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress is made. Clients are invited to try different techniques and give feedback so sessions stay relevant and usable.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people see facial cues and have deeper conversations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for short check-ins, skill coaching between sessions, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options help clients fit therapy into busy days and different life rhythms.