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Yazmin Cardena

Yazmin Cardena, LPC

Therapist in Texas

Strength-building counselor focused on practical goals

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6 years of experience listed

LPC professional credentials

English, Spanish languages

  • Self esteem support
  • Bilingual English Spanish
  • Goal focused therapy

About Yazmin

Yazmin Cardena is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who focuses on helping people build stronger self-esteem and cope with life stressors. She brings six years of clinical experience and a straightforward, goal-focused approach. Yazmin speaks English and Spanish and works with adults on a wide range of concerns.

She has worked in outpatient specialty clinics, crisis intervention, structured outpatient programs, and independent practice. That background informs how she helps people facing depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, trauma, and grief. Yazmin also supports those managing addictions, chronic illness, and relationship strain.

Sessions emphasize setting clear goals together and practical steps toward them. She draws on methods like cognitive behavioral strategies, acceptance and commitment ideas, and attachment-focused conversation to address thought patterns, values, and relational patterns. Therapy is collaborative and centered on the person's priorities.

Yazmin also brings experience with self-harm behavior assessment, anger and stress management, and complicated grief. She has led group psychotherapy and worked with people navigating divorce and family-of-origin issues. Her work includes coaching toward healthier habits and body-image concerns.

People who choose Yazmin often want concrete tools and steady support while they work through difficult emotions. To begin, she asks clients to name goals and then she helps break them into manageable steps. This practical, compassionate style aims to make progress feel doable and realistic.

Therapeutic approaches for online work

Yazmin uses cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy in ways that fit everyday concerns. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and eating or sleeping problems. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) helps people clarify values and take actions that match those values even when emotions are difficult, which can be useful for stress, self esteem, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Yazmin works with clients to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and daily life. She checks in about what is and isn't helping and adjusts the plan together so progress feels realistic and manageable.

Confirm the current online session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let clients continue care across locations, including international settings, while focusing on practical skills for relationships, stress, and self esteem.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteem

Also works with

LGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesIsolation / lonelinessJealousyVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSex addictionWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Credentials

Texas, Oregon

Languages

English, Spanish

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Yazmin commonly address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and family issues, and self esteem concerns.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and goal-focused, using practical tools to address thoughts, behaviors, and relationship patterns.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has six years of clinical experience across outpatient clinics, crisis intervention, structured outpatient programs, and independent practice.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with licenses in Texas and Oregon and is based in Texas.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she also accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.

How does cost and billing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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