Yolanda Fajardo-Vela, LPC, LPCC - Therapist in Texas

About Yolanda

Yolanda Fajardo-Vela is a licensed counselor who uses person-centered care to guide people through stressful life moments. She blends practical tools with steady support. Her work focuses on common struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and parenting concerns.

Yolanda holds LPC and LPCC credentials and practices from Texas where she draws on 15 years of experience. Yolanda believes a therapist’s role is to help clients notice their strengths and set realistic goals.

Background and approach

Sessions tend to be straightforward and goal-focused, with time spent identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying new ways of coping. She emphasizes emotional safety so people feel comfortable sharing hard things. Her clinical toolkit includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills alongside mindfulness techniques.

Those methods are used to reduce distress, manage strong emotions, and change patterns that get in the way of daily life. She also brings client-centered principles that let each person steer the pace and focus of therapy. Yolanda works with issues such as trauma and abuse, self esteem, anger, compassion fatigue, and relationship stress.

She also addresses more specific concerns like abandonment, attachment issues, guilt and shame, and post-traumatic stress. The overall aim is practical change that fits each person’s life. Parents will find a therapist who names parenting as an area of focus and who helps people break problems into small, manageable steps.

Yolanda encourages steady progress and normalizes the effort it takes to change. She offers honest support without pressure.

How Yolanda blends therapies online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following each person’s lead, creating space to name problems and set personal goals. It helps when someone needs steady, respectful support and clear direction on what matters to them.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thinking and to try different behaviors, which can reduce anxiety, low mood, and life stress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options and tailor methods to match the person’s goals, preferences, and the issues they bring. Together they decide whether CBT, DBT skills, mindfulness, or a client-centered stance makes the most sense.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their schedule and comfort level. These options make it easier to keep regular appointments, use skills between sessions, and stay connected when life is busy or travel is difficult.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, self esteem, parenting, anger, career strain, and compassion fatigue, plus related issues like abandonment and attachment.

What is the therapeutic style like?

The approach is client-centered and practical, combining Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills with mindfulness to help manage emotions and change unhelpful habits.

How much experience does the clinician have?

Yolanda has 15 years of professional experience working in mental health settings and applying counseling methods to everyday problems.

What credentials and where is the therapist located?

She holds LPC and LPCC credentials with licence details TX LPC 84165 and NM LPCC CCMH0110551 and practices from Texas.

Which languages are supported and are international clients seen?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Appointments can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits the person’s needs.

How are costs and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start a session with this therapist?

To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 15 years
Licensed: Texas, New Mexico
Languages: English

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