- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness tools
- Goal focused work
About Yonna
Yonna Swingholm is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of practice. She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and is based in California. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, anger, trauma, addictions, and many life transitions.
Her style blends a strong therapeutic relationship with practical tools. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques and client-centered care to help people clarify goals. Sessions focus on specific problems and on simple strategies clients can use between meetings.
Swingholm draws on a broad background working with military and special operations communities and with Native tribes across North America. She also brings experience with first responder concerns, veterans, and issues that include sexual assault, sex addiction, and intimacy problems. Her work includes attention to career pressure, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue.
She offers mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing alongside other approaches. She is a certified yoga and meditation instructor and has trained on integrating holistic treatment into healthcare settings. Those elements are introduced when they fit a person’s goals and daily life.
In practical terms she begins by identifying the client’s main goals. Then she matches methods that make sense for those goals. The focus is on clear steps people can try right away to manage anger, reduce tension, or cope with loss. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and helping people set clear goals. Online sessions using this approach often start with the client’s immediate concerns and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, behaviors, and practical skills. In an online session CBT can include working through specific exercises, setting homework, and tracking progress between meetings. Mindfulness practice teaches simple attention and breathing techniques to reduce reactivity. These can be introduced in-session and practiced during the week to help with anger and stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting methods as the work continues.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, or allow a quicker check-in during a break at work. It also makes it easier to use worksheets, guided mindfulness, and written exercises between sessions so the skills carry into everyday life.
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Washington, California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to anger?
She lists anger among many concerns and addresses it alongside stress, grief, trauma, and relationship difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses an integrative approach that emphasizes the therapeutic relationship and cognitive behavioral techniques matched to client goals.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 25 years of experience as a psychotherapist.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices from California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she see clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.