Yanely Grullon, LPC, LMHC

Yanely Grullon is a licensed professional counselor and licensed mental health counselor who practices in New York and Pennsylvania. She uses practical, down-to-earth methods to help people manage anxiety, stress, depression, relationship concerns, and life transitions. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish and draw on her 11 years of clinical experience.

She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered and solution-focused work. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, build on existing strengths, and set small goals that lead to change. The approach is straightforward and action-oriented while staying respectful of each person's history.

Yanely has worked with people facing grief, family problems, parenting strains, body image and eating concerns, and challenges tied to immigration and acculturation. She also supports those dealing with abandonment, infidelity, caregiver stress, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. In session she aims to be warm and nonjudgmental while helping clients clarify priorities and next steps.

Her background includes direct clinical work with diverse populations, including immigrants and people of color, across a range of mood and trauma-related concerns. That experience informs a culturally aware, practical style of therapy.

When starting therapy she helps clients identify clear goals and a plan for progress. Work can include thought work, skill-building, problem-solving, and brief goal-focused experiments to test what helps in daily life.

How CBT and Client-Centered Work Translate Online

Yanely combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered and solution-focused elements to guide online sessions. CBT helps people identify and test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors to reduce anxiety, low mood, or sleep and eating difficulties. Client-centered work emphasizes listening, empathy, and using the person’s strengths to set meaningful goals. Solution-focused techniques zero in on small, achievable steps to move forward and track progress.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Yanely will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to emphasize and adjust the plan as needed based on what feels most helpful in real life.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video sessions work well for in-depth conversations and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or school schedules while using approaches that match each person’s needs.