Yara Castillo (she/her)

MEd
Accepting Clients

I am passionate about helping others feel heard and validated.

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in California

Services
  • Individual

About My Clients

I approach clients with curiosity about their life and their choices and help create a safe place for them to feel heard and validated. I fully believe people are capable of making healthy decisions for themselves, but the strength and courage to make those decisions can easily get pushed down by the daily stresses and past traumas of life. I am here to help you find and rebuild that strength and courage and validate your experience as a human who is vulnerable, imperfect, and enough.

My Background and Approach

I graduated from the University of Houston with an MEd in Counseling. I have extensive experience working with populations with chronic mental illness. I have worked in inpatient hospital settings, partial hospitalization programs, intensive outpatient programs, and group and private practices. My style is Eclectic as I use a variety of therapeutic styles and interventions during sessions, such as Cognitive Behavioral therapy, Solution-Focused therapy, Mindfulness, Attachment-Based therapy and Strengths-Based therapy. I specialize in treating anxiety, life transitions, and Bipolar disorder.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Other Techniques
  • Anger Management Therapy
  • Attachment Theory
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Eclectic Therapy
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Humanistic Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy
  • Person-Centered (Rogerian)
  • Trauma Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Anxiety
Other Issues
  • Anger Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Burnout
  • Career Counseling
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief or Loss
  • Immigration/Acculturation
  • Infertility
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Parenting
  • Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Self-Esteem
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Women's Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • Oscar
  • Optum
  • Oxford Health Plan
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Shield of California
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Agnosticism
  • Atheism

At A Glance

  • Experience: 7 years of practice
  • Languages: English

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