Yumi Lemaster, LCSW

Based in Texas 13 years in practice Online sessions

Calm, practical therapy for hard emotions

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Works with

Anger
Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Anger management
Depression

How Yumi works

Practical facts

Credentials: LCSW
Licensed in: Hawaii, Texas, Virginia
Years in practice: 13
Languages: English
Session format: Online, through our partner platform

About Yumi

Yumi Lemaster is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 13 years of experience. She centers sessions on building a trusting relationship and listens first to where a person wants to begin. She uses practical tools and skills to help people cope with strong feelings like anger, anxiety, or grief.

Yumi draws from several therapy approaches to match what each person needs. She offers cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior.

Background and approach

She also uses dialectical behavior ideas to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. Attachment-based and client-centered ideas shape how she works in session. That means she pays attention to relationship patterns, gives steady support, and follows the person's priorities.

Sessions often include psychoeducation, practice exercises, and straightforward coping strategies to use between meetings. Her background includes years as an Army social worker where she helped people with trauma, depression, substance concerns, parenting stress, and adjustment challenges. That experience gave her a range of practical tools and a calm, direct style.

People meet her expecting clear steps, hands-on materials, and homework that focuses on real life. She encourages feedback throughout therapy so sessions stay useful and goal-oriented. Her aim is to help people find more calm, confidence, and balance in daily life.

What Yumi works with

Everything Yumi lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Yumi's practice.

Approaches Yumi lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Attachment-based work focuses on how early and current relationship patterns affect feelings and reactions. It helps people understand why they may feel stuck or reactive in close relationships and supports building healthier ways to connect. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It offers concrete exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and change routines that keep problems like anxiety, depression, or anger going. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides skill training in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. These skills are useful when emotions feel overwhelming or communication repeatedly breaks down. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to a person's goals, try different tools, and adjust methods based on what works best. Clients help shape the focus and pace of work so therapy stays practical and relevant. Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief updates, coaching between sessions, or when a person prefers typing over talking. These options offer flexibility and steady support while using attachment, CBT, and DBT ideas to address anger, trauma, stress, and relationship concerns.

Questions people ask about Yumi

What concerns does she help with?

She helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, addictions, problems with intimacy, sleep or eating, and career or life changes.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is direct and supportive. She listens first, offers education, and teaches practical coping skills to use day to day.

What kind of background does she have?

She has 13 years of clinical experience and previously worked as an Army social worker addressing trauma, substance concerns, parenting stress, and adjustment issues.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker, with licensure in Hawaii and Virginia, and currently practices from Texas.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats does she offer?

She works via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

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

How do I begin therapy with her?

Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.