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Dr. Yasmin Lluveras

Dr. Yasmin Lluveras, LCSW

Therapist in California

Experienced LCSW focusing on practical self-esteem work

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24 years of experience listed

LCSW professional credentials

English languages

  • 24 years experience
  • Strengths-based approach
  • Practical goal setting

About Yasmin

Dr. Yasmin Lluveras is a California licensed clinical social worker with 24 years of practice. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, anger, and self esteem concerns. She also supports those coping with trauma, parenting challenges, career shifts, and LGBT issues. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she aims to make that step clearer and less lonely.

She believes clients are the experts on their own stories and that personal strengths are key resources. In sessions she listens, helps identify patterns that get in the way, and tries practical steps to change them. Conversations focus on what matters now and what will move day-to-day life forward.

Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, Solution-Focused Therapy to set concrete goals, and Trauma-Focused Therapy when past harm affects present life. These methods are used to work on mood, anxiety, intimacy issues, and coping during life transitions.

Dr. Lluveras works with people from many backgrounds and attends to issues like adoption and foster care, kink and alternative sexual cultures, gender dysphoria, HIV/AIDS, immigration-related stress, and multicultural concerns. She brings long experience to appointments while keeping the focus practical and client-led.

Clients who choose to start will find a down-to-earth style that aims for clear goals and steady progress. She offers support that centers individual strengths and real-life solutions.

Approach-driven online therapy for real-life change

Many clients benefit from methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that contribute to anxiety, low mood, and self esteem struggles. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, practical goals and steps that build momentum toward clearer outcomes. Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses how past harm affects current feelings and relationships and offers ways to reduce its day-to-day impact.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to a client's goals and preferences and then recommend a mix of techniques. This is a collaborative process and adjustments can be made as needs evolve.

Confirm the available session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes maintaining continuity during life changes simpler, so people can focus on steady progress rather than logistics.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesAnger managementDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAntisocial personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesGender dysphoriaHIV / AIDSImmigration issuesInfidelityVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMulticultural concernsPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomania

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

24+ years

Credentials

California

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What issues does this therapist help with?

Common concerns include stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy difficulties, self esteem, parenting challenges, trauma and compassion fatigue.

What is the therapist's style in sessions?

The style is collaborative and practical, focusing on clients' strengths, clear goals, and small steps that change daily life.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 24 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns across community and clinical settings.

What credentials and region are listed?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in California.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with this therapist?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How does payment or cost work?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working together?

Use the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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