- 21 years experience
- Client-centered approach
- Focus on anxiety
About Yoshonna
Yoshonna Sanders is a licensed clinical social worker with 21 years of experience supporting people through hard seasons. She helps individuals manage anxiety, depression, stress, grief, trauma, and the emotional fallout of big life changes. Yoshonna’s work draws on a long clinical career in Louisiana and a focus on practical, day-to-day coping skills.
Her approach centers on listening first and following each person’s pace. She uses client-centered conversation to hear what matters most and to build trust. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ideas are used to spot unhelpful thinking and test new ways of coping.
Yoshonna pays close attention to family history and relationship patterns. She helps people untangle attachment issues, communication problems, and family of origin dynamics that keep resurfacing. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, infidelity, and the complicated feelings around forgiveness and guilt.
Panic and sudden anxiety are among the concerns she addresses, alongside mood disorders, addiction, ADHD, and sleep or eating struggles. Yoshonna combines mindfulness practices with narrative techniques to help people slow down, notice patterns, and tell their story in a different way.
Sessions are aimed at building concrete skills and steady progress rather than quick fixes. She frames therapy as a partnership where goals are set together and adjusted as needs change.
Approaches that translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead. The therapist provides empathy and reflection to help people clarify goals and make decisions, which can help with anxiety or family concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses practical exercises and small experiments to change unhelpful thinking and reduce panic or persistent worry.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve sleep or mood regulation. These techniques can be used between meetings to support steady progress.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try methods that fit the person's needs, and adjust the plan as progress is made. That collaborative stance helps shape sessions to feel useful and relevant.
If you are considering online work, confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking since the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so therapy fits around work, school, or caregiving.
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Experience
21+ years
Listed in
Louisiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems can be addressed in sessions?
Yoshonna works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and family issues, panic disorder and panic attacks, mood challenges, and substance concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a client-centered style that emphasizes listening and collaboration, and blends techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative approaches.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 21 years of professional experience working with people facing emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and region apply to this therapist?
She is an LCSW licensed in Louisiana and practices with that professional credential.
Which languages are supported and are international clients possible?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking since the original biography does not specify which formats are used.
How are fees handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.