Yumi Lemaster

Yumi Lemaster is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 13 years of experience. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, depression, and issues that affect daily functioning. Her approach centers on listening first and following the pace each person sets in therapy.

She uses evidence-based methods and an attitude of unconditional positive regard. Sessions emphasize practical skills, coping tools, and education that clients can try between meetings. Yumi aims to build a reliable working relationship where honest feedback guides progress toward clear goals.

Her background includes work as an Army social worker, where she supported soldiers with PTSD, grief, substance use concerns, domestic violence intervention, parenting challenges, and life transitions. That experience shaped a pragmatic style that balances skill teaching with emotional support.

In session she offers hands-on materials, self-reflective exercises, and concrete coping strategies. She invites people to practice new skills outside of sessions so growth carries over into daily life. Her goal is to help people find more inner strength and calmer days.

Yumi works with a wide range of struggles including addiction, eating and sleeping problems, low self-esteem, career stress, compassion fatigue, abandonment and attachment concerns, codependency, and family-of-origin issues. She partners with each person to set realistic steps toward the life they want.

How her approaches shape online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy helps people understand patterns in their close relationships and how early connections affect current needs. It focuses on noticing emotional responses and building safer ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical steps to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication skills to handle intense feelings and relationship stress.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your needs. Feedback and adjustments are part of how she finds the best match for you.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how meetings are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use worksheets and coping tools during or after sessions to practice between meetings. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to online settings while focusing on real skills you can apply in daily life.