Yolanda Fajardo-Vela , LPC, LPCC

Yolanda Fajardo-Vela uses a client-centered approach to help people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, and life changes. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC. Yolanda offers straightforward support for women who are dealing with grief, self-esteem issues, parenting strain, or career stress.

Yolanda focuses on listening first and helping people find their own answers. She helps clients set realistic goals and notice strengths they already have. Sessions often include practical steps to manage strong emotions and cope with everyday pressures.

Her work draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thought patterns. She also uses dialectical behavior skills to teach emotion regulation and mindfulness tools to calm the body and mind. These methods are adapted to each person's needs rather than applied the same way for everyone.

With 15 years of experience in counseling, Yolanda is familiar with trauma, abandonment issues, guilt and shame, and post-traumatic stress. She also addresses social anxiety, relationship concerns, anger, and compassion fatigue. Her approach emphasizes steady progress over time and clear, achievable steps.

Sessions are offered in English and provided through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Yolanda works from Texas and follows the licensing details listed as TX LPC and NM LPCC.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Yolanda blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy to help people make practical changes. Client-centered therapy means she listens closely and follows the client's pace, helping them name goals and strengths. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on spotting thoughts that get in the way and testing new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety and depression.

She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy when emotions feel overwhelming. DBT teaches concrete skills for regulating intense feelings, tolerating distress, and improving communication. Together, these approaches give tools for coping with trauma, relationship stress, parenting strain, and women's issues while keeping the client's own priorities central to the plan.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist and client will review what helps and adjust methods based on needs, goals, and personal preferences. This collaborative process aims to match techniques to what actually fits the client's life.

Online therapy makes these approaches more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations; phone sessions can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited; live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions or use written reflection. These options support steady progress while offering practical ways to fit therapy into a busy schedule.