Yvette Medina, LCPC
Illinois · 18 years in practice
Yvette Medina is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois with 18 years of experience in mental health care.
License and registration
- LCPC, Illinois
- 180.013630 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1205110780 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English, Spanish, American Sign Language
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Yvette
Yvette Medina is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois with 18 years of experience in mental health care. She brings a bicultural perspective and a warm, down-to-earth manner to sessions. Yvette aims to help people find practical steps forward and to notice their strengths along the way.
Her work often focuses on stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, and relationship and family concerns. She also supports people facing parenting strain, intimacy issues, career transitions, and complicated medical or caregiving situations.
Background and approach
Yvette has experience with mood disorders such as bipolar disorder and with compassion fatigue related to caregiving roles. Yvette uses a variety of approaches to match each person's needs, including Systemic therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, client-centered techniques, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. In sessions she emphasizes clear goals, practical strategies, and building daily habits that feel doable.
She is bilingual in English and Spanish and also uses American Sign Language. Yvette has worked in nonprofit settings focused on addiction treatment, anger management, homelessness, and family reunification, and she brings that experience into outpatient conversations. She encourages self-care and celebrates progress, both large and small.
Yvette invites people to begin by sharing what matters most to them and then co-creating a plan. She blends a sense of humor with steady support so clients can take small, sustainable steps toward their goals.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Yvette lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Yvette names
- Systemic Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Yvette commonly draws on Systemic therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to guide online work. Systemic therapy looks at how relationships and patterns affect current problems and helps people identify interactions to change. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed action, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. She works collaboratively to choose methods that fit a person's goals, needs, and day-to-day life. Together they review what feels helpful and adjust the plan as therapy progresses so sessions stay relevant and practical.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work, live chat suits brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to schedule regular care while balancing work, family, and other obligations.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Yvette often help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, career changes, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue, among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical, warm, and collaborative. Sessions focus on clear goals, doable strategies, and recognizing small steps forward.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience working in the mental health field across community and nonprofit settings.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
Yvette holds an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor credential (IL LCPC) and practices from Illinois.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Spanish, and American Sign Language.
Can sessions be done remotely for international clients?
She does accept international clients and offers online formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to start working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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