Dr. Yasmin Lluveras, LCSW

Dr. Yasmin Lluveras helps people handle stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and trauma. She also supports those facing depression, anger, parenting concerns, intimacy-related issues, and identity-related stress. Dr. Lluveras is a California LCSW with 24 years of experience, so she brings long-term practice to everyday struggles.

Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. She treats clients as experts in their own lives and works together with them to build on existing strengths. Sessions focus on clear steps people can try between meetings, practical problem solving, and tracking what helps.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, solution-focused ideas, and trauma-focused work shape how she structures sessions. That can mean identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing new behaviors, or processing painful events at a pace that fits the client. The aim is to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning through concrete skills.

She has a broad practice interest that includes LGBT concerns, adoption and foster care issues, multicultural and immigration-related stress, and complex relational topics such as infidelity and non-monogamous relationships. She also addresses burnout and compassion fatigue experienced by caregivers and helping professionals.

People who choose Dr. Lluveras can expect practical guidance, straightforward communication, and a focus on goals they set together. Her style is warm and direct, with emphasis on small changes that add up over time.

How her approaches work in online therapy

CBT focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Online CBT sessions often include identifying unhelpful thought patterns, testing new behaviors, and practicing skills that reduce anxiety or depression symptoms. This method is useful for stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and self-esteem work.

Trauma-focused therapy helps people process painful memories and the ways those memories affect daily life. In an online setting this can mean pacing sessions to match what the client can tolerate, using grounding skills between meetings, and working gradually to reduce trauma-related distress.

Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes clear, achievable goals and quick steps toward change. It looks for what is already working and builds on those strengths to move toward the client’s goals in a practical way.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and past experiences to decide together which methods to use. That collaborative process can adjust as needs change over time.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people read nonverbal cues and work in depth. Phone calls use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and messaging allow shorter check-ins and ongoing support without scheduling a full session. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep continuity when schedules change.