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Jody Yeh-Shinbrood

Experienced LCSW focused on practical growth

LCSW North Dakota

Experience
18 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Family, Parenting
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages
English
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About Jody

Jody Yeh-Shinbrood is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing from North Dakota with dual licensure in North Dakota and Illinois.

Background and approach

With 18 years of experience, she has supported individuals and families through depression, anxiety, stress, grief, family conflict, parenting challenges, and adjustment to major life and medical changes. Her background includes work with families of children who have special needs and experience in medical settings addressing serious health-related crises.

She approaches care from a strengths-based perspective, holding that clients already possess resources to overcome obstacles and enhance well-being. Jody emphasizes a warm, respectful, and validating environment where clients can express thoughts and feelings while learning practical skills.

She draws on evidence-informed methods, including cognitive behavioral strategies, attachment-based ideas, client-centered techniques, dialectical skills, and motivational interviewing to tailor interventions to each person’s concerns. In sessions she aims to help clients identify personal values, set their own goals, and build skills for long-term resilience.

Her practice focuses on collaborative problem solving and skill-building so clients gain tools to manage symptoms and life transitions beyond therapy.

Practical Approaches for Online Therapy and Skill Building

Jody uses cognitive behavioral strategies and attachment-informed work to guide online sessions in ways that translate into everyday change. Cognitive behavioral techniques focus on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and replacing them with more effective skills for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. Attachment-based work explores relationship patterns and emotional needs to improve connection and stability in close relationships.

Finding the best fit is treated as a collaborative process; the therapist will work with clients to choose and adapt approaches based on their goals, preferences, and life circumstances. Together they clarify priorities, try techniques, and adjust the plan so interventions feel relevant and sustainable.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain consistent sessions while using skill-building exercises, behavioral experiments, and motivational strategies between meetings to support progress.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can be addressed?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, family and parenting conflicts, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, career stress, compassion fatigue, and related areas.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
The practice blends client-centered listening with targeted, research-informed techniques such as cognitive behavioral methods, attachment-focused work, DBT skills, and motivational interviewing to help clients identify goals and develop practical tools.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The clinician brings 18 years of professional experience working with individuals and families, including work in medical settings and with families of children who have special needs.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
She is an LCSW licensed in North Dakota and Illinois with licenses ND LCSW 5921 and IL LCSW 011753, and she practices from North Dakota.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English, and the therapist is available to work with clients internationally.
What session formats are available?
Clients can meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services are offered via a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule an appointment according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Antisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Motivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

18+ years

Licensed

North Dakota, Illinois

Languages

English