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Yvette Carreon

Compassionate, experienced LCSW using practical therapies

LCSW California

Experience
25 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Yvette

Yvette Carreon is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 25 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and life transitions.

Background and approach

She blends practical, evidence-informed methods to create care that fits each person's situation, drawing on familiar techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside mindfulness, narrative, and motivational strategies. Her style emphasizes collaboration and usable skills that clients can apply to everyday challenges.

Clients can expect a flexible, strengths-oriented process that focuses on building coping skills, improving communication and self-understanding, and addressing concerns like grief, intimacy-related struggles, relationship and family difficulties, anger, self-esteem, career issues, and compassion fatigue.

Her practice also attends to specific areas such as attachment and abandonment issues, caregiver stress, codependency, and recovery from domestic violence or other forms of abuse. Yvette works with California residents by appointment and offers sessions that aim to be practical, approachable, and grounded in tested therapeutic methods.

Practical therapeutic approaches for online care

Yvette often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy as core components of her approach. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and building concrete skills to change patterns of thinking and behavior, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, respect, and collaboration, helping people explore their goals and strengths at their own pace.

She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy elements when emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness are priorities, offering structured skills that support day-to-day coping. Throughout treatment she works collaboratively with clients to determine which combination of methods best matches their needs and preferences, tailoring sessions as goals evolve rather than prescribing a single path from the start.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for scheduling and communication. These options allow clients to engage from different locations and select the format that fits their routine, helping make consistent work on goals more manageable while preserving a therapeutic relationship with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
Her practice includes stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, career concerns, compassion fatigue, and a range of related areas such as codependency and attachment issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She integrates client-centered work with evidence-informed approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, DBT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative techniques to build practical coping skills.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings more than 25 years of experience in the mental health field, working with a range of concerns and using evidence-based practices.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds the credential CA LCSW 28726 and practices in California, offering services to residents within that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Appointments can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseDepressionCoaching

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English