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Yumi Lemaster

HI LCSW LCSW-4004, VA LCSW 0904016208
Credentials
HI LCSW LCSW-4004, VA LCSW 0904016208
NPI Number
1699167346
Location
Texas
Languages
English
Yumi Lemaster

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13 years experience | Counselor of Color | Intl Clients Welcome
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About Yumi Lemaster

No one in life is perfect, including me! Being able to identify, relate and empathize with you as my patient is probably one of my greatest strengths. The special relationship formed between you and I, ensuring trust, confidence, and ability to truly work through the issues are of utmost importance. I believe everyone has something to work through in their lives. By providing evidence based therapy and unconditional positive regard, I have been very effective in my treatment history. I will always begin where you feel you need to go in therapy and allow you to guide me in your struggles, what you need most and what you desire to gain from therapy. This is a two way relationship and feedback throughout the therapeutic process will only enhance the therapeutic relationship towards your goals. I wish for you to find the inner peace and strength that I know everyone has within them and to be able to achieve and live the life that makes you feel truly alive!

As for some information about myself, I am a retired Army social worker and love that I have had the ability to work with Soldiers throughout a multitude of issues to include PTSD, depression, anxiety, phase of life issues, grief and loss, marital counseling, substance abuse, domestic violence intervention, parenting skills, and adjustment issues. My background and strengths are in utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Prolonged Exposure and other desensitization therapy, Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, and Supportive Therapy. I like to provide psycho-education and lots of coping skills, self-reflective, and other psychological tools to allow patients to learn and grow via hands-on materials. Growth comes with constant practice and application of the things we learn. I hope you will allow me to be part of your journey and I look forward to meeting you.

Licenses

LCSW
LCSW-4004
LCSW
64031
LCSW
0904016208

Professional experience

  • Addictions
  • Anger management
  • Career difficulties
  • Compassion fatigue
  • Coping with life changes
  • Depression
  • Eating disorders
  • Family conflicts
  • Grief
  • Intimacy-related issues
  • Relationship issues
  • Self esteem
  • Sleeping disorders
  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Trauma and abuse

Additional Focus Areas

  • Abandonment
  • Adoption and foster care
  • Attachment issues
  • Body image
  • Caregiver issues and stress
  • Codependency
  • Commitment issues
  • Communication problems
  • Control issues
  • Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
  • Dependent personality
  • Divorce and separation
  • Eating and food-related issues
  • Emptiness
  • Family of origin issues
  • Family problems
  • Fatherhood issues
  • Forgiveness
  • Guilt and shame
  • Hoarding
  • Impulsivity
  • Infidelity
  • Isolation / loneliness
  • Jealousy
  • Life purpose
  • Midlife crisis
  • Money and financial issues
  • Mood disorders
  • Multicultural concerns
  • Narcissism
  • Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
  • Panic disorder and panic attacks
  • Paranoia
  • Personality disorders
  • Phobias
  • Post-traumatic stress
  • Postpartum depression
  • Prejudice and discrimination
  • Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
  • Self-harm
  • Self-love
  • Sexual assault and abuse
  • Smoking / vaping cessation
  • Social anxiety and phobia
  • Somatization
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Trichotillomania
  • Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
  • Women's issues
  • Workplace issues
  • Young adult issues

Clinical Approaches

  • Attachment-Based Therapy
  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Existential Therapy
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy

Languages

  • English

15 Reviews

“Absolutely wonderful”

“Yumi has been a compassionate counselor , with natural and well.educated insights every time Ive had a sessions with her. I always come away from the session with hope and a new idea for moving forward.”

“Yumi has been a fabulous therapist. She has been very helpful with each problem I’ve had. She also responds very quickly when I message her. I would highly recommend Better Help and Yumi if you’re in need of therapy.”

“Yumi is competent, friendly, soft-spoken, and I look forward to our meetings.”

“After years of thinking I’d never find a therapist who worked for me, I was lucky enough to meet Yumi. Everything is so comfortable with her and I have accomplished/overcome things I thought would be impossible. She’s also helped me to challenge myself in areas I’d otherwise been avoiding.<br /> <br /> Yumi is patient, kind, and super knowledgeable. She makes you feel valued, she can relate to you on a personal level, it is easy to talk to her about any topic without fear of judgement… I can’t say enough good things about her, but I would highly recommend Yumi to anyone. Whether you are just starting your search or have been struggling to find a good match, Yumi can help you.”

“Very easy to communicate with. I have only had a couple sessions but she made the Huge step into therapy, an easy one”

“Awesome listener and very knowledgeable.”

“I recently started therapy again, and I have always had a great relationship with my therapist. In the past, I felt heard, cared for, and respected during our sessions. I decided to return because she has helped me immensely before, and now I'm struggling again. She welcomed me back without hesitation! She is amazing, and I would highly recommend her to anyone seeking online therapy.”

“Yumi is so wonderful and always makes sure to check in, no matter what. She is very friendly, caring, and honest and helps me find different ways to view situations. I highly recommend Yumi. She is a therapist that genuinely cares about her clients and I’m very grateful. I’ve been reluctant to open up to another therapist, however, she is making the experience smooth and as comfortable as it can be for me. She finds different ways to cater to my comfortability and asks the right questions. Thank you Yumi!”

“Yumi is extremely experienced, an incredible and compassionate listener, and a great resource for me. Definitley one of the top therapists I’ve had. She manages time well, hears and repeats my messaging which validated and confirms what I’m feeling. And she helps me think in different ways by compassionately presenting questions that help me challenge and grow my perception and understanding of my relationships and challenges I have day to day.”

“Yumi is a great therapist with a great deal of expertise and wisdom. Thanks”

“Yumi is absolutely awesome! She pin pointed the issues in our relationship from the very first call. She encourages you to stay true to yourself and your absolute needs then helps you to keep on the journey to know one’s self. She is very kind and sensitive yet assertive and knowledgeable.the Best choice I’ve ever made was to start online therapy. It’s so convenient and flexible with my work schedule.”

“Yumi is absolutely awesome! She pin pointed the issues in our relationship from the very first call. She encourages you to stay true to yourself and your absolute needs then helps you to keep on the journey to know one’s self. She is very kind and sensitive yet assertive and knowledgeable.the Best choice I’ve ever made was to start online therapy. It’s so convenient and flexible with my work schedule.”

“Yumi helped me gain a new perspective and challenged me to look deep within myself and see what I had the power to change rather than trying to change other people or situations.”

“Yumi is wonderful”

These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.
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