About Yolanda
Yolanda Adams-Johnson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people navigate grief, parenting stress, low self-esteem, depression, and big life changes. She speaks plainly, listens carefully, and focuses on practical steps parents can use day to day. Her approach centers on each person’s strengths and what matters most to them.
With eight years of professional experience, Yolanda uses ways of working that keep conversations focused and useful. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow what the client wants to explore and to build a trusting working relationship.
Background and approach
She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at thoughts and habits that get in the way, and to try new actions that can change feelings. She offers support for a wide range of concerns, including caregiver stress, communication problems, body image, mood disorders, trauma responses, and process addictions.
Yolanda can also address faith and spirituality from a Christian perspective when that is important to the client. Sessions are shaped around simple goals and practical tools. Expect clear, direct conversation about what is troubling you and small actions to try between meetings.
She helps people notice strengths and take manageable steps toward change. Yolanda practices in Louisiana and works in English. She emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental stance and supports people through loss, transitions, parenting strain, and struggles with self-worth.
How client-centered and CBT methods work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s priorities. The therapist offers empathy and reflection so people feel heard and can set their own goals; this helps when working through grief, parenting concerns, or low self-worth. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In short, it helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavioral changes to improve mood and coping with life changes. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and preferences. That may mean leaning more on listening and support at first, then adding CBT tools when ready. Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation, phone sessions can work when lower bandwidth or hands-free time is needed, and live chat or text messaging suit brief check-ins or ongoing notes between meetings. These options offer flexibility so people can choose what works best for their schedule and comfort.Frequently asked questions
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English