About Yoshonna
Yoshonna Sanders is an LCSW with 21 years of clinical experience in Louisiana. She helps people through hard times like depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and big life changes. Her work emphasizes compassion and respect for each person's background and experience.
She often focuses on how family patterns and attachment shape daily life. That includes communication problems, family of origin issues, and struggles around abandonment. She also supports people dealing with infidelity, forgiveness, guilt, and shame.
Trauma recovery and mood challenges are a common part of her practice. She helps people manage panic attacks, bipolar mood swings, and symptoms related to post-traumatic stress. She also addresses stressors such as addiction, eating and sleeping concerns, and compassion fatigue.
Yoshonna uses straightforward, person-focused methods to help people find practical steps forward. Sessions typically involve talking through current problems, identifying patterns, and trying small changes to see what helps. She aims to strengthen a person's sense of self and resilience so they can move toward greater balance.
People who come to her often want an empathetic listener who will ask clear questions and offer concrete tools. She supports work on intimacy and relationship concerns, career stress, and feelings of isolation or loneliness. She also includes coping strategies for natural or human-caused disasters when that is part of a person's experience.
Approaches that guide online care
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and building a respectful relationship so people feel heard and understood; it helps when someone needs a steady, nonjudgmental space to talk through problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and trying small changes that can reduce anxiety, panic, or depressive symptoms. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and improve day-to-day coping with stress and mood challenges.Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences, and may blend elements from different approaches as needs change. That collaborative planning helps ensure sessions focus on what matters most to the individual.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten check-ins, reduce travel time, or allow someone to join from a place with fewer distractions. Licensed professionals generally adapt CBT and mindfulness exercises well to remote sessions, while a client-centered stance helps keep conversations grounded and practical.
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Experience
21+ years
Credentials
Louisiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, addictions, and mood concerns among other issues listed in her profile.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is compassionate and person-centered, focusing on listening, reflecting, and offering practical steps that fit each person's life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 21 years of experience as a clinician in behavioral health practice.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an LCSW credential and practices in Louisiana.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.