Yumi Lemaster, LCSW

Yumi Lemaster is an LCSW with 13 years of clinical experience based in Texas. She lists stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, addictions, and grief among the concerns she works with. She also notes focus areas such as attachment issues, family of origin concerns, caregiver stress, codependency, and body image. Sessions are described as collaborative and practical.

She draws on evidence-based methods like cognitive behavioral work and dialectical behavior strategies. Yumi emphasizes starting where the client feels they need to begin and allowing clients to guide the pace and topics of therapy. That means ongoing feedback is part of the process and plans change as clients’ goals clarify.

Her background includes experience as an Army social worker working with service members on PTSD, substance use, depression, anxiety, grief, parenting, and adjustment issues. That work informs a focus on practical coping skills and education. She frequently uses skills practice, self-reflective exercises, and hands-on materials to support change.

In sessions she often teaches concrete tools people can use between meetings, such as grounding and emotion-regulation techniques. She also uses cognitive strategies to challenge unhelpful patterns and behavior-focused exercises to build new habits. The approach leans toward practical steps rather than abstract analysis.

Clients can expect a therapist who emphasizes collaboration, feedback, and steady skill-building. Yumi aims to help people reduce reactivity, handle anger more manageably, and strengthen relationships through clearer communication and coping strategies.

How her approaches translate to online sessions