About Theresa
Theresa Yucel is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas. She offers a calm, direct style and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. Theresa emphasizes practical steps and steady support in sessions.
Theresa earned a Master of Arts in Counseling from Northwestern University and holds LPC credentials in Texas and Louisiana. She has about 10 years of experience working full time in mental health settings since 2015.
How Theresa works
Early in her career she provided crisis management at an inpatient psychiatric hospital for three years. After that work she moved into outpatient care with an emphasis on adult to geriatric group work. Her background includes helping people through adjustment issues, loss, and moments of acute distress.
She also offers help with setting boundaries, building self-care routines, and coping with life changes. Theresa blends client-centered techniques with cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic ideas. She also uses solution-focused strategies to set clear goals and track progress.
Sessions tend to be collaborative and tailored to what each person needs right now. Theresa aims to create a trusting, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through difficult feelings and try new ways of coping. She frames therapy as a partnership and works with people to build skills that fit their daily lives.
Theresa lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Theresa works with
The areas below are the ones Theresa selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches guide online care
Theresa commonly uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy online. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's perspective so they feel heard and respected; it helps with low self-esteem, life transitions, and emotional processing. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, panic, and depression symptoms.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Theresa treats the choice as a collaboration and will help figure out what fits a person's goals and preferences. She adapts techniques over time, mixing approaches when that best matches the issue and progress.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can be a good option when less bandwidth or no camera is preferred. Live chat and text messaging can work well for brief check-ins, progress updates, or when scheduling shorter interactions fits a busy day.
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