Yvette Medina, LCPC
Illinois · 18 years in practice
Yvette Medina is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Illinois with 18 years of mental health experience.
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) in Illinois with 18 years of mental health experience. She is bicultural and speaks English, Spanish, and American Sign Language. Yvette aims to make the first steps toward therapy feel less awkward and more hopeful for people who are nervous about reaching out.
She brings practical, down-to-earth support and a sense of humor to sessions. She often helps people notice strengths they already have and uses everyday language rather than clinical jargon.
Background and approach
Yvette says she will advocate for clients and celebrate small and large gains made in therapy. Her background includes work in addiction treatment, anger management, homelessness services, family reunification, and general mental health settings. She has experience with depression, bipolar disorder, personality-related concerns, trauma and abuse, prenatal and postpartum depression, and anxiety.
She also has supported people facing intellectual or developmental disabilities and immigration or acculturation stress. Yvette uses several approaches to tailor work to each person. Those methods include Existential therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based work, client-centered techniques, and cognitive behavioral strategies.
She adapts her choices to what each person needs most in the moment. Outside of practice she enjoys reading, traveling, knitting, baking, photography, painting, and watching novelas. She encourages regular self-care and often integrates simple self-care reminders into goal-setting and day-to-day plans.
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
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
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 you can use online
Existential therapy focuses on meaning, choice, and responsibility. It helps people facing big life questions, loss, or shifts in identity by encouraging honest reflection and clearer choices. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches ways to notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then move toward actions that match personal values; it is often useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds influence current connections. It can help people improve communication, trust, and emotional closeness by identifying recurring patterns and practicing new ways of relating. These approaches are used conversationally and practically during sessions to match what a client needs most.
Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences, try approaches that fit those aims, and adjust over time. Collaboration helps decide whether to emphasize existential questions, ACT skills, attachment work, or a mix of methods to reach realistic goals.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging for flexibility. Video calls let you read visual cues and have a face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat or text can work for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when writing helps you process thoughts. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Yvette works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, LGBT issues, relationship and family concerns, intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is direct and warm with a sense of humor. She favors practical conversation, helps people spot strengths, and adapts techniques to individual needs.
What is her professional background?
She has 18 years of experience in mental health, including work in addiction treatment, anger management, homelessness services, family reunification, and general mental health programs.
What credentials and region does she practice in?
She holds an LCPC credential and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, Spanish, and American Sign Language.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled and how do I begin?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.
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