Do you often feel overwhelmed? Does it seem like you are worrying or feeling down quite a bit? With so much going on in our lives, it’s very easy to feel unsettled and disquieted. Amid our hectic schedules, mental well-being can take a backseat sometimes without you realizing it.
But, by prioritizing your mental health, you can feel better and live happier. Dr. Yvonne Thomas, an experienced Los Angeles psychologist, can help you to do that in many ways.
With over 25 years of experience and expertise, she has helped many people with the kinds of issues that you may be going through be able to navigate life’s challenges. Whether you’re experiencing a momentary setback or you’ve been struggling for a while, there’s help within reach.
Dr. Thomas offers a free phone consultation, has a flexible schedule, and accepts many insurance plans.
Why Choose a Los Angeles Psychologist?
- 25+ Years of Experience
- Psychology License # PSY 14489
- Many Insurance Plans Accepted
- Three Degrees in Psychology
- Wide Range of Expertise
- Flexible Scheduling
- Free Initial Phone Consultation
Dr. Thomas can help aid in understanding your situations, feelings, thoughts, life decisions, and much more. By providing both attentive listening and a trained perspective, she works with you to achieve beneficial transformations in your life.
Providing customized therapy to suit your individual needs, Dr. Thomas specializes in a range of therapeutic approaches and issues which include the following:
One-On-One Counseling
Individual counseling sessions with Dr. Thomas not only can improve your communication skills, but also help you have healthier thought processes, better ways to deal with your feelings, and improved behavioral skills for your life.
Occurring in a safe space where she attentively listens to your concerns and offers fresh perspectives, Dr. Thomas offers a personalized approach. Whether grappling with conflict, anxiety, depression, or other challenges, her individualized therapy equips you with essential tools to navigate life’s complexities in a healthy way.
Dr. Thomas specializes in helping those working with her to develop beneficial life skills. These skills can include (but are not limited to) facilitating conflict resolution, aiding in setting healthy relationship boundaries, and empowering you to know and express your needs confidently.
Her therapy has demonstrated efficacy in treating a range of issues for many people. By delving into the root causes of these issues, Dr. Thomas helps her clients make more enduring, healthy changes and builds a sense of well-being in them.
Dealing with life’s transitions becomes smoother with Dr. Thomas’s therapeutic support, which also includes learning to stop accepting behaviors, thoughts, and feelings which limit you.
Through her sessions, you can develop efficient coping strategies, using proactive approaches to personal growth amidst life’s obstacles.
In addition, therapy with Dr. Thomas is also about identifying, challenging, and reshaping negative emotions. thoughts, and behaviors. By learning healthier ways to approach people and situations, you can gain a better ability to tackle conflicts, fears, and unhealthy relationships, paving the way for more positive transformations.
While the journey may seem challenging, Dr. Thomas can provide you with the treatment tailored to your needs, and her collaborative approach can make personal growth more attainable as you work as a team together on your issues.
Counseling for Loss or Grief
Navigating loss can be complex and difficult. Loss can arise from various circumstances – be it death, porce, separation, estrangement, relocation, retirement, or other life events that can cause you to feel unsettled.
Processing these losses and trying to get to some sense of acceptance can present formidable challenges to many aspects of your life. Dr. Thomas is here to offer assistance.
Whether grief has led to social withdrawal, diminished productivity at work and/or other areas of your life, or plunged you into a state of depression or upset, counseling offers the kind of support that can help you to step back into your life. Grief counseling with Dr. Thomas can guide you through the stages of loss and assist you to find healthy ways to ultimately live a fulfilling life.
In the aftermath of a loss, especially one that triggers intense emotions or grief, it’s common to feel disconnected from yourself. This emotional turmoil may persist for weeks, months, or even years.
While some people eventually find their way forward, the grieving journey varies for each individual. Grief therapy with Dr. Thomas can be an invaluable tool to work through the grieving process in a more effective, healthy manner.
A Path to Not Only Mourn, but to Ultimately Progress
Engaging in individual therapy with a psychologist due to a loss can bring solace and open more avenues for appreciating life. Coping with the departure of a loved one (or any significant loss) entails not just acknowledging that absence in your life, but also grappling with complex emotions linked to the state of the relationship or situation when the loss occurred.
As you progress through therapy, it’s not that your grief will completely disappear. Rather, you’ll be in a better position to be able to recognize it, to acknowledge it, and learn to be able to live your life with quality.
Dr. Thomas can assist you in developing strategies to meet your challenges in life due to a loss with greater resiliency. With Dr. Thomas, this journey will take place within a supportive setting where you can feel more secure as you navigate through your emotions and/or grief with her assistance.
Over the years, Dr. Thomas has supported many individuals in understanding, working through, and managing their emotions due to a loss at their own individualized pace and to make real, lasting progress. Now, she can put that experience to work for you.
Therapy for Couples
As we adapt to sharing our lives with our partners, problems can inevitably emerge over time. Seeking the guidance of a psychologist can offer invaluable assistance in dealing with these challenges when they arise.
So often, what a relationship really needs is a safe space to express thoughts, feelings, and concerns, especially during rough patches. Having an objective, trained professional to work with can allow for open and constructive dialogues with the couple.
Moreover, Dr. Thomas can act as a facilitator for beneficial discussions. During these discussions, she can offer guidance on potential compromises and solutions while helping partners learn to make choices to ultimately strengthen the bond of the relationship.
Enhanced Understanding of Relationship Dynamics
A key benefit of couples therapy lies in unraveling the intricate dynamics within a relationship. Each individual brings one’s own unique contributions, influenced by past experiences that can complicate matters.
Through therapy, partners gain insights into these dynamics of themselves and of their partner, including communication patterns, unresolved issues, and differing motivations. Better understanding of these can, in time, make for a better, more loving relationship.
Creating a Safe Space for Effective Communication
Engaging in couples therapy offers an objective, alternative perspective which can help break through communication barriers.
The right therapist can assist in identifying and addressing miscommunications while fostering a deeper appreciation for each other’s viewpoints. Dr. Thomas ensures a nonjudgmental environment where both partners can feel more free and comfortable to express themselves.
By tackling issues within this therapeutic setting, couples can establish a safe space for honest expression and for laying the groundwork for healing and growth.
Overcoming Challenges Together with Dr. Thomas
Even stable relationships face challenges, and having effective coping mechanisms is essential. Couples may struggle with differing approaches to handling stress, which can exacerbate existing issues. Through therapy with Dr. Thomas, couples can learn productive coping strategies, as well as healthier ways to address new and recurring challenges promptly and to prevent further escalation.
Therapy for Life’s Transitions
Transitioning through significant life changes, whether it’s a move, an illness, or any major shift in your life’s routine, can feel disorienting and overwhelming – even if it’s a change you’ve been eagerly awaiting.
Under Dr. Thomas’s guidance, individuals learn to confront the emotional challenges of change constructively. Her approach is tailored to each person, designed to empower them to face transitions with resilience, minimize unhealthiness, and build toward a solid future.
Some of the therapeutic strategies Dr. Thomas uses include relaxation techniques, increasing emotional awareness, setting achievable goals, identifying and nurturing a sense of purpose, and crafting action plans for managing change.
With Dr. Thomas’s therapy, you can embrace life transitions as a natural part of life’s journey. You’ll learn to maintain a positive mindset, productively deal with your emotions, reframe thoughts, handle stress, set realistic expectations, and prioritize self-care, all while recognizing and remembering the opportunities that change brings.
Teletherapy Available in Los Angeles and California
Dr. Thomas also offers teletherapy phone sessions. These are just like her face-to-face therapy sessions, but are conducted remotely via phone.
A significant benefit of telephone counseling is the absence of observation or scrutiny. This aspect can be particularly empowering for individuals contending with social anxiety, introversion, or shyness. Moreover, avoiding the pressure to appear presentable in a certain way can provide a sense of relief.