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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- Anger management
About Yalanda
LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) in Ohio with 20 years of professional experience, Yalanda Smith-Hudlin helps people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, anger, and self-esteem concerns. She focuses on practical steps clients can use day to day. Sessions aim to be straightforward and focused on what the client needs right now.
Yalanda works in a conversational style. She asks clear questions, listens to immediate concerns, and helps people set small, doable goals. Sessions can include talking through parenting stresses, learning skills to calm panic or anxiety, and practicing ways to handle anger without escalation.
Her background includes two decades of work with clients facing life changes and mood challenges. That experience shapes a problem-solving approach rather than a long list of techniques. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different behaviors.
Clients who come for help with caregiver stress, communication problems, or control issues can expect practical tools and regular check-ins on progress. Work around divorce, forgiveness, guilt, shame, and questions about life purpose is framed as step-by-step problem solving rather than abstract discussion.
Yalanda supports women’s issues, social anxiety, panic, and self-love work by focusing on small changes that build confidence. She encourages clients to track what helps and to adjust plans as needed. To begin, people are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
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How evidence-based techniques are used in online sessions
Yalanda uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. That means she focuses on methods that have research support and applies them in clear, practical ways. For example, cognitive-behavioral ideas help people notice thoughts that increase anxiety and practice alternative responses to reduce panic and social worry.She also emphasizes behavioral skills for anger and parenting concerns. These approaches break problems into small steps, teach specific skills to try between sessions, and review what worked at the next meeting. This helps clients build routines that reduce stress and improve everyday functioning.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then try approaches that seem to fit. That decision is made together and adjusted as progress is tracked.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can use that flexibility to support steady practice of new skills and more timely follow-up between in-person commitments.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, parenting difficulties, anger, and self-esteem issues, plus related areas such as caregiver stress, communication problems, and mood concerns.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
She uses a practical, conversational approach and employs evidence-based therapeutic techniques to identify patterns and try new behaviors.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 20 years of professional experience in clinical work.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) licensed in Ohio and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.