About Yasemin
Yasemin Bek is a New York licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with six years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical help for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, or depression. Her work also addresses relationship and family concerns, and she speaks English and Turkish.
Yasemin aims to make sessions straightforward and goal-oriented. She helps clients build self-respect, improve communication, and manage workplace or social anxiety. Conversations focus on small, usable steps that fit day-to-day life.
How Yasemin works
Her practice pays attention to attachment patterns and how they shape behavior. She supports people dealing with avoidance, dependence, codependency, commitment worries, and control struggles. These themes often appear alongside feelings of guilt, shame, or isolation.
Yasemin also helps those facing blended family issues, caregiver stress, infidelity, and impulsivity. She works with clients to clarify values and find a stronger sense of life purpose. Sessions aim to strengthen coping tools and reduce emotional overwhelm.
People can expect a collaborative tone in sessions. The focus is on understanding personal history and creating concrete strategies. Yasemin uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide the work, tailoring the approach to each person's needs.
What Yasemin works with
The areas below are the ones Yasemin selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English, Turkish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Yasemin uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions in practical ways. One approach focuses on improving communication skills through role-play and concrete practice, which helps with relationship and family concerns. Another approach looks at attachment patterns and how past relationships shape current behavior, helping with avoidance, dependency, and feelings of isolation.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Yasemin discusses goals and preferences with each person and adapts methods to match what a person needs. She emphasizes collaboration so the plan fits daily life and feels manageable.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people maintain visual cues for richer conversations, while phone sessions can be easier when video is not possible or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, processing between sessions, or for clients who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep continuity when life is unpredictable.
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