About Yesenia
Yesenia Torres is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in California who supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and self-esteem struggles. She works with clients dealing with panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and major life changes. Her focus includes helping people find purpose, improve communication, and grow self-love.
She brings four years of experience to each session and centers conversations on respect and sensitivity. Sessions are a place to be heard without judgement and to figure out practical next steps.
Background and approach
She uses a collaborative style that values the client’s goals and pace. In session she blends several approaches to suit the person in front of her. That might include client-centered work to follow a person’s lead, cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts, or mindfulness exercises to reduce reactivity.
Motivational interviewing can help when someone needs support finding motivation to change. Yesenia also uses skills from dialectical behavior therapy when emotions feel overwhelming. Those skills focus on managing intense feelings and improving relationships.
Together clients can build tools for coping day to day while exploring underlying patterns that keep problems repeating. Her practice emphasizes simple, usable strategies alongside deeper reflection. She helps people set small goals, notice progress, and adjust approaches as needed.
The aim is steady, realistic change that fits a client’s life.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following a person's concerns. In online sessions this means the therapist reflects what matters most to the client and helps shape goals that feel relevant. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors; online CBT often includes short exercises and homework to practice between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend methods to try. That choice is collaborative and can change over time as progress is made or new priorities emerge.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat or text-based messaging works well for quick check-ins, brief skill practice, and clients who prefer writing. These options make it simpler to get steady support while balancing work, family, and other responsibilities.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
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- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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