Dr. Kimberly Yazell , LCSW

Dr. Kimberly Yazell is a licensed clinical social worker with 17 years of practice. She brings steady, direct support for people coping with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, depression, and related concerns. She works from Indiana and holds a LCSW credential.

Dr. Yazell uses straightforward, goal-focused work in sessions. She listens first, then helps people set clear steps to feel calmer and more in control. She adapts her approach to the issue at hand, whether that is sleep trouble, relationship strain, or career stress.

Her background includes long experience with co-occurring mental health and substance use issues and helping people through major life transitions. She draws on several evidence-informed approaches to make therapy practical and useful. Her work also covers topics often important to women, including body image, parenting pressures, caregiving strain, and intimacy challenges.

Sessions typically mix conversation with skill-building exercises. Clients may practice new coping tools between meetings and check progress over time. The focus is on small, manageable changes that add up.

People who appreciate clear guidance, active collaboration, and a calm, steady therapist often find this style helpful. Dr. Yazell aims to be encouraging while helping clients build routines and strategies that fit their day-to-day life.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on respectful listening and helping people set their own goals; it is useful when someone needs a supportive space to sort values, feelings, and decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and uses simple exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep, and coping skills. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved communication, which can be helpful for intense emotions and relationship strain.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which strategies to try first and adjust the plan as progress is seen.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow a fuller face-to-face experience, while phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are alternatives for brief updates, homework check-ins, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These formats increase flexibility and help people maintain steady care around work, caregiving, and daily obligations.