Yvette Lanausse, LCSW

Yvette Lanausse is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life transitions. She also supports those navigating aging and geriatric issues, chronic illness, caregiver strain, and concerns related to gender and sexual identity. Yvette works in English and Spanish and practices in California. Yvette draws on a mix of practical talk therapy and body-mind ideas. She pays attention to how thoughts, feelings, and physical symptoms interact. Sessions often focus on identifying unhelpful thinking, trying small behavioral changes, and adding mindful skills to reduce reactivity. Her background includes a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California. She completed the supervised clinical hours required for LCSW licensure in California and passed the licensing exams. That training underpins her work with people facing chronic pain, new medical diagnoses, trauma, and mood concerns. In a session she uses a client-centered stance, so people set goals and pace. She blends elements of cognitive behavioral work, psychodynamic reflection, solution-focused strategies, and mindfulness exercises. The result is a practical, problem-solving focus with room to address deeper patterns when needed. Yvette aims to help people build coping tools that fit their daily lives. She can support those dealing with cancer, hospice and end-of-life concerns, immigration stress, or isolation and loneliness. To begin, readers should use the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's goals and pace, letting the conversation guide what matters most. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to clarify values and make practical changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts shape feelings and actions and teaches concrete skills to shift unhelpful patterns. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management.

Mindfulness therapy adds simple attention and grounding practices that reduce reactivity and help people notice body sensations and thoughts without judgment. This can be particularly helpful for chronic pain, caregiver stress, and mood concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose or blend methods based on goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying strategies, checking how they feel, and adjusting as needed.

The exact online session formats are not listed here, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce time spent traveling, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules demand. It also makes it possible to work with a bilingual LCSW across state lines, depending on licensing and scheduling.