Yvette Medina, LCPC

Yvette Medina is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Illinois with 18 years of experience in mental health. She is bicultural and speaks English, Spanish, and American Sign Language. Her work commonly addresses stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting, anger, self-esteem, and career changes.

Yvette describes a direct and personable approach. She aims to lessen the awkwardness of first meetings with plain conversation and a bit of humor. Early sessions focus on getting to know each other, clarifying immediate concerns, and identifying practical steps the person wants to try next.

Her background includes work in nonprofit settings focused on addiction treatment, anger management, homelessness, family reunification, and general mental health. She has experience with mood disorders such as major depression and bipolar disorder, personality disorders, prenatal and postpartum depression, and complex trauma. She also has worked with people managing anxiety, developmental and intellectual disabilities, and immigration or acculturation issues.

Yvette draws on several evidence-informed approaches including client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, acceptance and commitment ideas, and attachment-focused work. Sessions generally mix practical skill-building with conversations that explore patterns and values. She also uses brief solution-focused and motivational interviewing tools when they fit the situation.

She identifies as a Latinx counselor and notes that cultural context matters in therapy. She supports people from LGBT backgrounds and brings that perspective into discussions of relationships, identity, and coping. Outside work she reads, travels, knits, bakes, paints, and watches novelas.

Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions