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Yumi Lemaster

Practical, collaborative therapy with evidence-based skills

LCSW Texas

Experience
13 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages
English
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About Yumi

Yumi Lemaster blends structured, evidence-informed techniques with an empathic, client-guided stance. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside attachment-informed and client-centered methods to help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns, explore relational dynamics, and build practical coping skills.

Background and approach

Her approach emphasizes collaboration and feedback so goals shift as needs evolve and progress is measured by what matters to each person. With 13 years of clinical experience and an LCSW license, Yumi has worked across a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, and caregiver fatigue.

She also addresses eating- and sleep-related struggles, self-esteem, career transitions, and challenges tied to family of origin, attachment, abandonment, adoption and foster care, and codependency. Yumi integrates techniques from DBT, existential perspectives, mindfulness, and supportive interventions to offer practical tools alongside reflective exploration.

She invites clients to lead where possible while offering structured psychoeducation and skill-building exercises when helpful. Based in Texas, Yumi aims to help people find greater resilience, clarity, and everyday strategies to move toward the life they want.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care

Yumi commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life transitions. She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early and current relationship dynamics influence emotional responses and intimacy. Client-Centered Therapy is part of her style as well, focusing on empathetic listening and allowing clients to guide the pace and focus of sessions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Yumi partners with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, then adjusts methods over time so therapy remains relevant and practical. Her emphasis on feedback helps shape a treatment path that fits the individual rather than imposing a single model.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing people to access care from different locations and on varied schedules. These formats make it easier to practice skills between sessions and to maintain continuity of care when life or work demands change.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with a broad set of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, grief, caregiving stress, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Her style combines evidence-informed techniques like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with attachment-based and client-centered methods, emphasizing collaboration, psychoeducation, and practical coping skills.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 13 years of clinical experience working across a range of mental health and adjustment concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LCSW and maintains licenses HI LCSW LCSW-4004 and VA LCSW 0904016208, and she is based in Texas.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is able to accept international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
She provides online care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseAnger managementDepression

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

13+ years

Licensed

Hawaii, Texas, Virginia

Languages

English