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Yvette Medina, LCPC
Illinois
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - Anxiety and Addictions
See online therapy options- CBT techniques
- ACT strategies
- Attachment work
About Yvette
Yvette Medina is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Illinois with 18 years of experience in the mental health field. She works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, and relationship or family concerns. Sessions are offered in English, Spanish, and American Sign Language and she accepts international clients.
Medina draws on a range of practical methods including cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-focused work, client-centered discussion, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy. In sessions she focuses on concrete steps people can try between meetings, such as noticing unhelpful thoughts, practicing new coping skills, and testing different responses to recurring problems.
Her background includes work in nonprofit settings where she provided services related to addiction treatment, anger management, homelessness, family reunification, and general mental health care. She has experience with mood disorders, personality-related difficulties, bipolar disorder, complex trauma, prenatal and postpartum depression, and anxiety. She also has worked with people facing developmental and acculturation challenges.
As a bicultural Latinx counselor, she notes shared cultural experiences with many clients and often discusses cultural context and identity in treatment. She uses straightforward conversation and humor alongside structured techniques to make sessions practical and clear.
Outside of clinical work she reads, travels, knits, bakes, paints, and watches novelas. She encourages regular self-care and builds concrete self-care actions into her work with clients.
How her approaches work in online sessions
Yvette uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot patterns of thinking that keep problems going and to test new ways of responding. CBT sessions focus on specific skills and short experiments people can practice between meetings.She also applies Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which emphasizes noticing difficult thoughts and feelings while clarifying values and committed actions. ACT can be useful for coping with chronic stress, grief, and life transitions.
Attachment-Based Therapy appears in her work when relationship patterns or early attachment experiences are central to current problems. This approach looks at how past relationship dynamics affect present reactions and helps people try different ways of relating.
Finding the right mix of approaches is collaborative. She will discuss goals and preferences and suggest a starting plan. That plan can be adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists generally adapt exercises and homework for remote work so that progress continues between meetings.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English, Spanish, American Sign Language
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting and intimacy concerns, and related topics listed in her profile.
How does she use CBT in sessions?
She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits and to try practical alternatives between sessions.
What is her clinical background?
She has 18 years of experience and has worked in nonprofit settings focused on addiction treatment, anger management, homelessness, and family reunification.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is an LCPC licensed in Illinois and provides services from that state.
Which languages are supported in her work?
Sessions are offered in English, Spanish, and American Sign Language.
Can she work with international clients?
Yes, she accepts international clients as noted in her profile.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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