Yonna Swingholm
Compassionate integrative therapy for practical change
LCSW, LICSW California
- Experience
- 25 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Yonna
Yonna Swingholm brings 25 years of clinical experience to her practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California. She earned a master’s degree in Social Work and has trained across multiple therapeutic methods, shaping an integrative style that emphasizes both the helping relationship and practical skills.
Background and approach
Her work foregrounds clear goal-setting and tailoring interventions to what will best support each person’s needs. Her practice blends cognitive-behavioral techniques with client-centered and existential perspectives, along with mindfulness and motivational interviewing when appropriate.
She draws on this range to address concerns such as anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep and parenting challenges, career and life-purpose questions, and issues related to sexuality and women’s health. Yonna aims to collaborate with clients to identify the approaches most likely to produce meaningful change and greater resilience.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Access
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression; it often includes practical skill-building and problem solving to address daily challenges. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the therapeutic relationship and a respectful, nonjudgmental stance that helps people explore their own values and self-understanding. Existential Therapy invites reflection on meaning, choice, and responsibility, which can be useful when facing life transitions, questions of purpose, or grief.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to clarify goals, experiment with methods that fit their style, and adjust the plan as progress emerges so the work stays aligned with the client’s needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing people to access care from home or while traveling. These formats can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to continue momentum between meetings, while licensed professionals guide the therapeutic process and adapt interventions to the online setting.
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Experience
25+ years
Licensed
Washington, California
Languages
English