Yolanda Aguinaga, LPC
Helping people re-author their lives with steady support
Details
| Name | Yolanda Aguinaga |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Pennsylvania |
| Licensed in | Pennsylvania |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Years in practice | 32 |
About Yolanda
Yolanda Aguinaga is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 32 years of clinical experience. She centers her work on the belief that each person knows their own story and brings strengths to face hard moments. Yolanda aims to offer steady support while people take the first steps toward change.
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, and coping with grief and loss. She also addresses addictions, relationship struggles, and challenges around self-esteem or major life changes.
Background and approach
Her practice includes work related to LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping problems, and ADHD. Yolanda draws on Narrative approaches alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered techniques to help people reframe their experiences and build values-based action. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools when practical skills are needed.
Sessions focus on clear, manageable steps rather than jargon-filled explanations. Yolanda speaks English and Spanish and welcomes people from different places, including international clients. She works by listening closely, asking questions that help uncover patterns, and helping clients test new ways of responding to old problems.
The aim of her work is to empower people to make choices that fit their values and goals. She supports practical progress, whether that looks like managing mood, repairing communication, or creating healthier daily routines.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship issues among the things Yolanda works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Yolanda among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Yolanda among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Yolanda among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Yolanda among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Yolanda among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Yolanda among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Yolanda among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Yolanda among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Yolanda among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Yolanda among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Yolanda directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Yolanda directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Yolanda uses Narrative Therapy to help people separate themselves from problems and retell their experiences in ways that open up new choices. Narrative work often helps with identity questions, relationship patterns, and big life transitions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed action even when difficult feelings are present, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with change.She also brings Client-Centered principles into online work, offering a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the person's perspective leads the conversation. Finding the right approach is part of the process; she collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences rather than prescribing a single path.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow richer interaction and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and text options can suit people who prefer writing or need ongoing brief support. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, travel, or busy family routines.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, addictions, relationship issues, and self-esteem concerns among others.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She uses a Narrative outlook and practical therapies to help people reframe stories and try new behaviors in day-to-day life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 32 years of professional work experience to her practice in Pennsylvania.
What credential and location should I know about?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish to accommodate different language needs.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit various schedules and preferences.
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.
What are the steps to begin working together?
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