Yesenia Torres, LCSW

Yesenia Torres is a licensed clinical social worker in California who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and self-esteem struggles. She also supports people facing panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, communication problems, and big life changes.

She uses clear, practical methods in sessions and focuses on what matters most to each person. Conversations are collaborative and guided by the client's goals. Yesenia blends approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and client-centered work to match the moment and the need.

Sessions often include learning new ways to notice thoughts and try small experiments to test them. She encourages skill building for emotion regulation and communication so people can handle daily pressures more easily. Mindfulness practices are used to calm the body and focus attention when things feel overwhelming.

Yesenia keeps work straightforward and paced to each person's comfort. She aims to make therapy feel doable, not intimidating, with steps people can use between sessions. The plan is shaped together so it fits real life and real responsibilities.

Her background includes four years of professional practice as an LCSW, working with people across a range of mood and anxiety concerns. She offers empathy and steady support while helping clients move toward clearer priorities and more helpful routines.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Yesenia commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered methods in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving, which can help with anxiety, panic, and low mood. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening closely and following the person's pace so goals and solutions come from the client's experience.

She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills when emotion regulation or intense reactions get in the way. DBT-style skills teach concrete tools for tolerating distress, managing strong feelings, and improving communication in stressful moments. Together these approaches give a mix of problem-solving, skill practice, and supportive conversation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and daily life. That means trying strategies, checking what helps, and adjusting as progress unfolds.

Online sessions offer flexible ways to meet by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and exercises, phone can be a simpler check-in when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text is handy for short updates or when typing feels easier. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and make it easier to keep consistent practice between sessions.