Yolanda Liriano-Kimbrough, LCSW

Yolanda Liriano-Kimbrough is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 27 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and relationship concerns. She aims to make first steps toward change feel safer and more manageable.

Yolanda creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about hard feelings and life changes. She listens for what matters most to each person and works at a pace that fits them. Her style is warm and steady, focused on practical ways to cope day to day.

Over nearly three decades she has supported people facing loss, abuse, and major transitions. That experience includes working with problems such as abandonment, attachment struggles, body image, and chronic illness or pain. She also addresses communication breakdowns, control issues, and emotional challenges like shame and guilt.

In sessions she uses approaches that match the person’s needs, drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, and relationship work informed by the Gottman Method. These methods are used to reduce symptoms, build new patterns, and process painful memories.

Yolanda works in Arizona and offers services in English and Spanish. She accepts international clients. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

How her approaches fit into online therapy

Yolanda uses methods like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change unhelpful patterns and act on what matters to them. ACT emphasizes noticing thoughts and committing to values-based actions, which can help with chronic stress, anxiety, and issues like chronic pain. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, useful for mood concerns and anxiety.

She also incorporates Client-Centered Therapy, which centers on listening, empathy, and supporting the person’s own goals. Together these approaches allow a therapist and client to try practical tools, then adjust based on how well they help. Finding the right mix is collaborative, and the therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and preferences.

The original biography does not list which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online work helpful because it can fit into busy days, reduce travel time, and make it easier to keep regular appointments. It can also allow shorter check-ins or phone-only sessions when video is difficult. Discuss format choices when scheduling to match session length and style to everyday life.