Yumi Lemaster, LCSW

Yumi Lemaster is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who draws on practical, person-focused approaches to help people facing midlife shifts and other life stressors. She centers sessions on what the client needs most and encourages clients to guide the goals and pace of therapy. Yumi emphasizes empathy and a constructive working relationship as the foundation for progress.

She uses straightforward, evidence-informed tools and teaches coping skills clients can practice between sessions. Her work often addresses anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and substance-related concerns. She also helps people manage relationship strain, career changes, body image, sleep problems, and the emotional fallout from separation or loss.

Yumi brings 13 years of clinical experience and a background as an Army social worker to her practice. That experience includes supporting people through PTSD, adjustment challenges, parenting stress, substance use, domestic violence intervention, and phase-of-life concerns.

In sessions she offers psychoeducation, practical exercises, and self-reflective tools meant for daily use. She emphasizes feedback and collaboration so therapy stays focused and relevant to the client’s goals.

Clients can expect a pragmatic, supportive style that combines cognitive strategies with skills training and attention to attachment and meaning. Yumi aims to help people build inner strength and steady routines that support lasting change.

How these approaches translate to online care

Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes the importance of relationships and how early connection patterns influence current bonds. In practical work this means discussing relationship history, noticing recurring patterns, and trying new ways of connecting with others to reduce repeated hurts.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses simple exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and build alternative behaviors for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and eating concerns.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and the therapist will work together with the client to choose strategies that match goals and preferences. That collaborative decision-making shapes the plan and the tools used in sessions.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow consistent check-ins during life transitions. Because the profile does not specify which session formats are offered, please confirm current options before booking so you know whether video, phone, or other arrangements are available. Many people appreciate online visits for flexible scheduling, straightforward skill practice between meetings, and the ability to keep therapy consistent during work or family changes.