Yvette Medina, LCPC
Therapist in Illinois
Yvette Medina is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois with 18 years of experience in mental health care.
- Licensed inIllinois
- License180.013630
- NPI 1205110780
- Experience18+ years
- LanguagesEnglish, Spanish, American Sign Language
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About Yvette
Yvette Medina is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois with 18 years of experience in mental health care. She is bicultural and speaks English, Spanish, and American Sign Language. Yvette emphasizes a warm, down-to-earth approach and aims to help people find their strengths while they work through hard moments.
She draws on several practical therapies to match each person’s needs. Sessions focus on clear goals, skills you can use between visits, and steady support during life changes.
Background and approach
Yvette often helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and trauma and abuse. Her background includes work in addiction treatment, anger management, homelessness services, family reunification, and general mental health programs. She has treated mood disorders such as bipolar disorder and major depression, personality concerns, and complex trauma.
She also has experience with immigration and acculturation challenges and supports people in the LGBT community. Yvette uses Attachment-based ideas alongside client-centered, cognitive behavioral, acceptance and commitment, and dialectical behavior approaches. That means she pays attention to relationships and emotional bonds while teaching concrete coping skills.
She meets people where they are and adjusts methods to each situation. Outside of sessions she enjoys reading, traveling, knitting, baking, photography, painting, and watching novelas. Yvette encourages regular self-care and celebrates progress, both big and small, with the people she works with.
Credentials
- LCPC (Illinois)
- License 180.013630 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1205110780 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Yvette lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Yvette names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Attachment-informed and skills-based care online
Yvette blends Attachment-based Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client-Centered Therapy so online work focuses on both connection and practical change. Attachment-based ideas look at how relationships and early bonds shape how you feel and relate now, which can help with intimacy concerns, abandonment, and attachment issues. ACT teaches ways to notice thoughts and commit to actions that match your values, useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Client-centered therapy offers a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the client’s perspective guides the work and goals.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Yvette collaborates with each person to decide what methods fit best based on their goals, comfort level, and the problems they bring. She adjusts techniques over time and checks in about what is helping and what needs to change.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls let you work face to face, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports brief check-ins, and text-based messaging can fit into busy schedules. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care while balancing work, family, and other commitments.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does she help with?
Yvette works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, parenting and intimacy concerns, bipolar disorder, and related challenges listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and practical. She combines attachment-informed listening with skill-building therapies so sessions include emotional support and tools you can use day to day.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years working in the mental health field, including work in addiction treatment, anger management, homelessness services, and family reunification programs.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - LCPC - licensed in Illinois and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Spanish, and American Sign Language.
Can international clients work with her?
Yes, international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for online work.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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