Yulando Thornton, LPC

Yulando Thornton is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia with 11 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and changes at work or home. Her style is direct and compassionate, focused on practical steps people can try between sessions.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside acceptance-based and client-centered ideas. That means sessions often include clear techniques to change unhelpful thinking, exercises to notice values and choices, and space to be heard. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing also appear in her work when they fit a client's goals.

Sessions are tailored to what each person needs. Thornton listens first, then suggests small, doable strategies for coping and problem solving. She pays attention to communication problems, mood disorders, trauma, and substance use when those issues matter to the person in front of her.

Many clients work on improving sleep, managing anger, or rebuilding confidence after loss or difficult events. Parenting stress, workplace strain, and intimacy concerns are common topics she addresses through concrete skills and planning. She supports people exploring career moves or coping with bipolar disorder and ADHD symptoms.

Her approach emphasizes collaboration and steady progress. Clients can expect straightforward feedback, practical homework, and checking in on what helps. Thornton offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How different approaches work in online therapy

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical behavior changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety, low mood, and sleep problems. It tends to be structured and skill-focused, with homework between sessions.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take actions that matter to them, even when difficult feelings are present. This approach is useful for coping with chronic stress, grief, and ongoing mood or attention challenges because it emphasizes committed goals over symptom control.

Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the person feels heard. That supportive stance is combined with active techniques from CBT and mindfulness when a client wants concrete tools.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through your goals, try a few methods, and adjust based on what helps. Clients are encouraged to share preferences so sessions reflect their pace and needs.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions are useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit a busy schedule or lower bandwidth needs, and chat or messaging work well for quick check-ins, brief skills practice, or moments when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work and family commitments.