About Yvonne
Dr. Yvonne Foster uses a practical, goal-focused approach to help people make real changes. She blends Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy to create clear steps people can use in daily life.
Dr. Foster is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience and practices in Pennsylvania. Her sessions are direct and action-oriented.
She helps clients identify which thoughts and behaviors keep problems going. From there she outlines small, achievable steps to shift patterns and reduce distress.
How Yvonne works
Mindfulness skills are used to manage strong emotions in the moment. Dr. Foster has a long history supporting people with attention differences and autism spectrum issues.
She also has experience with medical conditions that affect mental health and with disability services in higher education. That background informs practical strategies for managing symptoms day to day. She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related issues, depression, addictions, grief, parenting challenges, career worries, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
Additional focus areas include trauma and abuse, codependency, communication problems, caregiver stress, and substance-related issues. In sessions the tone is straightforward and collaborative. She offers careful assessment and will recommend a different direction if needed.
The goal is helping people learn tools and make progress so therapy does not last longer than necessary.
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What Yvonne works with
The areas below are the ones Yvonne selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
How these approaches work online and in sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on a respectful, empathetic relationship where the therapist listens and follows the client's lead. It helps people gain clarity about their needs and feel heard as they make changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical exercises to reframe unhelpful thinking and build different habits, which can help with anxiety, depression, and relationship patterns.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm. These skills are useful for managing stress, strong emotions, and cravings.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to identify which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That process may include trying techniques and adjusting the plan together.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited local options. Video calls let clients see body language and do guided exercises. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low or a session needs to fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to check in between sessions or get concise support when writing feels easier. These options help therapy fit into everyday life.
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