I am a licensed clinical mental health counselor in North Carolina with 10 years of experience in counseling adolescents and adults. I have worked with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, coping with stress, spirituality, disordered eating, assertiveness, parenting difficulties, codependency, abusive relationships, family of origin issues, LGBT-related issues, and ADHD. I have also worked with people who have experienced psychological abuse, and issues related to being a highly sensitive person and being neurodiverse.
My communication style is gentle, encouraging, and nonjudgmental. I believe in each person’s right to decide what feels right for them, as well as each person’s responsibility to craft durable solutions for a life they can feel safe in and proud of. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness-based, trauma-focused, and solution-focused methods. I also draw from somatic approaches and I offer energy tapping (EFT) to address overwhelming feelings and to shift unhelpful beliefs. This popular process is highly effective at making rapid and noticeable improvements. I will tailor our work together to honor your unique ways of processing information while building new skills that lead to a more fulfilling and empowered life.
It takes courage to reach out for support, so I commend you for that. I will meet you wherever you are on your journey, and allow you to go at a pace that feels good for you. Along the way I will ask you to be open to new perspectives, to challenge old beliefs, and to install the practices required for an upgraded life. If you are eager, inspired, and ready to take those steps, I am here to support you on that journey.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Anger management, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coping with life changes, ADHD, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Body image, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Dissociation, Domestic Violence, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Family of Origin Issues, Forgiveness, Gender Dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Self-Harm, Self-love, Sex Addiction, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Women's issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
NC LCMHC 12628
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I just started with Yelitza and so far, things have been going really well! I'm glad I'm working with Yelitza!
Written on Mar 17, 2024 after therapy with Yelitza for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd
Yelitza is highly skilled, intelligent, articulate and professional. I have found Yetliza to be compassionate, intuitive and completely "present" during our sessions. With all of these supportive qualities I felt at ease from my first session; which is so important in order to build trust with issues challenging to discuss. Yeltiza also gives interesting, (proving to be insightful)homework assignments! Yelitza shows a devotion to her profession, consistently taking classes to add to her knowledge. All of these qualities make for an excellent therapist. Additionally, Yelitza is proficient with emotional freedom technique (tapping) which I have found to be particularly helpful for me. I feel blessed to have a rapport with such a kind and accomplished therapist. Yelitza is a gem.
Written on Mar 01, 2024 after therapy with Yelitza for 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
Yelitza is amazing and gives you the proper tools for whatever situation you are going through. I have been in therapy off and on my entire life, and this is the first time that it is actually working. I appreciate your expertise and how well you treat your clients. All I can say is 10/10. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Written on Nov 13, 2023 after therapy with Yelitza for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, anger management, and coping with life changes
Yelitza is highly a skilled, insightful, and gifted therapist. I highly recommend working with her.
Written on Nov 01, 2023 after therapy with Yelitza for 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, coaching, and adhd
Yelitza has given me support and pushed me along in the 9 months we've worked together. I've finally started trusting myself and standing up for me in ways I've never done so because she has helped me work through me holding me back.
Written on Sep 15, 2023 after therapy with Yelitza for 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
Yelitza has been my therapist for a year and a half. She is always available when I need her most. I work day shift so it's nice to find someone to talk to in the evenings. I feel like in that time I have gone from NEEDING her once a week and even then it didn't seem like enough to feeling like she's a nice confidante and we talk once or twice a month. She has helped me dive in to what my core hangups are and how I can refocus my stress and anxiety. We have tried different coping methods and role play out real scenarios so I can see things from a different perspective. Yelitza is professional, kind, and caring. Her gently way of speaking and engaging is refreshing and it helps me feel totally at ease. I appreciate her so much!
Written on Aug 23, 2023 after therapy with Yelitza for 1 year and 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, and adhd