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- Skills focused
- Compassionate guidance
- Goal oriented
About Yellda
Yellda McIntosh is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 13 years of experience who works with people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, stress, and life changes. She helps clients who are coping with trauma and abuse, bipolar symptoms, and family-related worries. Her style is direct and compassionate, focused on helping people feel steadier and more able to face daily demands.
Her approach emphasizes practical skills and clearer thinking. She uses Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, described plainly as a set of skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships, along with other evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Sessions focus on spotting recurring patterns, trying new behaviors, and building small habits that add up to change.
She helps people handle specific concerns like abandonment, attachment issues, body image, codependency, and caregiver stress. She also supports those dealing with chronic illness, aging concerns, or complicated mood symptoms by working on coping strategies and realistic plans for day-to-day life.
Yellda aims to make therapy useful from the first sessions. People can expect straightforward goals, homework when it helps, and regular check-ins about progress. She works from Colorado and conducts sessions in English.
Her background blends long clinical experience with a focus on practical outcomes. The work is collaborative: clients set priorities and she brings methods to match those goals, aiming to help people feel more grounded and connected to the life they want to build.
Her approach emphasizes practical skills and clearer thinking. She uses Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, described plainly as a set of skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships, along with other evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Sessions focus on spotting recurring patterns, trying new behaviors, and building small habits that add up to change.
She helps people handle specific concerns like abandonment, attachment issues, body image, codependency, and caregiver stress. She also supports those dealing with chronic illness, aging concerns, or complicated mood symptoms by working on coping strategies and realistic plans for day-to-day life.
Yellda aims to make therapy useful from the first sessions. People can expect straightforward goals, homework when it helps, and regular check-ins about progress. She works from Colorado and conducts sessions in English.
Her background blends long clinical experience with a focus on practical outcomes. The work is collaborative: clients set priorities and she brings methods to match those goals, aiming to help people feel more grounded and connected to the life they want to build.
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How evidence-based techniques fit into online therapy
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is one approach Yellda uses; it teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions, tolerating distress, and improving how people relate to others. It can help with anxiety, mood swings, and relationship difficulties. Another common element of her work is focused skill practice drawn from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that target unhelpful thinking and promote steady daily routines.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with clients to decide which techniques match their goals and daily life. This collaboration includes trying specific skills in session and adjusting methods as progress is tracked.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also supports continuity of care when schedules or locations change, while the therapist and client figure out which mix of techniques and session length works best for steady progress.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Experience
13+ years
Credentials
Colorado
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns can be addressed?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, trauma and abuse plus related issues like abandonment, attachment, caregiver stress, and chronic illness.
What is the general approach in sessions?
The therapist uses evidence-based techniques focused on skill-building, noticing patterns, and trying new behaviors. Sessions aim to produce practical steps clients can use between meetings.
How much clinical experience does this counselor have?
The provider has 13 years of experience working with people facing mood, stress, and trauma-related concerns.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Colorado and provides services from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients schedule with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.