Dr. Kimberly Yazell
Experienced LCSW focused on practical change
LCSW Indiana
- Experience
- 17 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, LGBT
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Kimberly
Dr. Kimberly Yazell is an LCSW with 17 years of clinical experience who brings a practical, evidence-informed perspective to therapy.
Background and approach
She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, depression, relationship challenges, grief, and related concerns, using approaches that emphasize skills, insight, and meaningful change. Her practice emphasizes a client-centered stance that supports each person’s autonomy while integrating practical strategies drawn from cognitive behavioral methods and mindfulness techniques.
Clients can expect a collaborative therapeutic style that blends skill-building with exploration of personal values and patterns. Dr.
Yazell also employs elements of dialectical behavior therapy and relational methods when addressing emotional regulation, communication difficulties, and intimacy-related concerns. She works with a wide range of life adjustments including parenting stress, career transitions, chronic health challenges, and complicated family dynamics, tailoring sessions to what the individual brings to treatment.
Based in Indiana, Dr. Yazell offers multiple online session formats to match different needs and schedules.
Her aim is to create an encouraging environment where practical tools and reflective work come together to support steady progress and improved coping.
How evidence-informed therapies translate to online care
Dr. Yazell draws on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build concrete coping skills for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. She also uses client-centered therapy to prioritize each person’s values and goals, creating a collaborative space where the client’s perspective guides the pace and focus of sessions. When appropriate, elements of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) are incorporated to strengthen emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills.Finding the right therapeutic approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to clarify their goals, test which strategies are most helpful, and adjust methods over time so treatment aligns with changing needs and preferences. That shared decision-making helps pair practical techniques with the relational support someone needs to make progress.
Online therapy with Dr. Yazell is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provides flexibility for varied schedules and life demands. These formats make it simpler to access consistent care from Indiana, fit sessions into busy weeks, and continue work between appointments with brief messaging or chat when appropriate.
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Experience
17+ years
Licensed
Indiana
Languages
English