Yumi Lemaster, LCSW

Yumi Lemaster is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 13 years of clinical experience. She centers her work on building an honest, respectful relationship where clients guide the topics they want to address. Yumi aims to help people find inner strength and practical ways to feel more alive again.

She draws on several therapy approaches to match what each person needs. Sessions often include skills practice, straightforward coping tools, and education about how thoughts and behaviors interact. Yumi emphasizes collaboration and ongoing feedback so therapy stays focused on real goals.

Her clinical background includes work with military service members on issues such as post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, grief, substance use concerns, domestic violence intervention, parenting skills, and life transitions. That experience informs her approach to trauma and abuse-related concerns and other stressors people bring to therapy.

Clients can expect clear, practical exercises to practice between sessions. She often uses techniques that help people notice patterns, reduce distress, and build skills for managing emotion and relationships. The work typically combines talking, skill-building, and real-life practice.

Yumi values honest feedback during the process and adjusts care to fit each person’s needs and goals. She welcomes conversations about what would be most helpful and crafts sessions around the issues a client wants to work through.

How attachment, CBT, and DBT work online

Yumi uses Attachment-Based ideas, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in ways that are easy to follow. Attachment-Based approaches look at patterns in close relationships and help people change unhelpful ways of relating. CBT helps identify and shift thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, and it often includes practical exercises to try between sessions. DBT focuses on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication skills for intense feelings.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Yumi will listen to your goals and preferences, try a few techniques, and adjust what she uses based on what helps you most. She invites feedback so the plan stays relevant to everyday life.

The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when needed. It can also let people practice skills in the context of their daily routines. Licensed professionals help tailor pacing and homework so sessions connect directly to the problems you want to solve.