About Brianna
Brianna Yates is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Illinois. She brings three years of clinical experience and a background in medical social work and domestic violence services. Brianna focuses on practical steps you can take when stress, anxiety, or life changes feel overwhelming.
She adapts sessions to each person's needs and listens first to understand what matters most. In the room she combines straightforward Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques with mindfulness skills to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and build calmer routines.
Background and approach
She also uses client-centered practices that keep the conversation focused on the person's goals. Brianna has worked with people facing chronic health issues and new medical concerns, which informs her attention to whole-life stressors and caregiver strain. Her time at a local domestic violence agency gave her experience offering therapy and education to adults and children impacted by violence.
Sessions tend to be collaborative and goal-focused. Brianna helps people break problems into smaller steps, try practical experiments between sessions, and build daily habits that support sleep, mood, and relationships. She also addresses career stress, parenting strain, grief, and trauma-related concerns.
Outside work she is the oldest of four sisters and has an identical twin. She enjoys cooking, going on walks, and watching new shows. Brianna aims to be a steady, practical partner for people who want clear options and compassionate support.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered work keeps the session focused on what the person wants to address. The therapist listens closely, asks practical questions, and helps set goals that matter to the individual. This is useful for people who want a space to make decisions and set priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice thinking patterns that fuel anxiety and stress. Sessions include short experiments and homework to change unhelpful thoughts and build coping skills, which can reduce worry and improve sleep.
Mindfulness techniques teach simple ways to calm the body and bring attention back to the present moment. These practices can help with stress, sleep problems, and emotional reactivity.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the person to choose techniques based on concerns, goals, and preferences rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan. This helps tailor sessions to what actually helps.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or mobility limits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low, and live chat or text-based messaging is useful for brief check-ins or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep steady appointments and practice skills between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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