Yeni Then-Yaegel , LCSW

Yeni Then-Yaegel is a bilingual therapist who speaks English and Spanish and practices in New Jersey. She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - with 28 years of experience. Yeni focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, family matters, parenting strains, and self-esteem struggles.

In sessions she aims to create an open space where people can name what feels hard. She encourages honest conversation about thoughts and feelings and supports clients as they try new ways of handling problems. Her manner is steady and practical, geared toward small steps that add up to change.

Yeni draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice how thoughts affect feelings and behavior. She also uses solution-focused techniques to build on strengths and identify concrete next steps. These approaches are used to address issues like obsessive thinking, family conflict, communication problems, and feelings of emptiness.

She has worked with concerns related to abandonment, autism and Asperger syndrome, avoidant personality patterns, blended family issues, caregiver stress, eating and food-related problems, intellectual disability, isolation, life purpose, midlife reevaluation, and OCD symptoms. Her bilingual ability supports Spanish speakers who prefer to process feelings in their native language.

Yeni offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits the client's needs. She aims to help people take the next step toward clearer thinking and more manageable day-to-day coping.

How CBT and Solution-Focused Work Online

Yeni commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and then test small behavioral changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, obsessive thoughts, and stress that affect daily routines. Solution-focused therapy emphasizes identifying strengths and immediate next steps, so sessions stay practical and outcome-oriented.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Yeni will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then suggest a plan. The choice of methods is collaborative and can be adjusted as needs change during therapy.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and situations. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be useful for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make therapy more flexible for people balancing work, family, or school commitments.