Yolanda Dunn, LCSW, CSW

Yolanda Dunn, LCSW, CSW helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, mood struggles, trauma and abuse, and challenges with self-esteem and life changes. She works with concerns that include addictions, parenting strain, anger, bipolar disorder, depression, compassion fatigue, and attention-related issues. Yolanda writes plainly and listens closely to understand what matters most to each person.

Yolanda uses a client-centered stance. She prioritizes building a warm, nonjudgmental relationship where people feel heard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a common foundation in her work to identify unhelpful thinking and try practical alternatives. She also draws on mindfulness and motivational interviewing to support coping and motivation.

Her sessions often focus on day-to-day problems and concrete steps people can try between meetings. She helps people notice patterns, test small changes, and track what feels different. Expect straightforward guidance, collaborative goal-setting, and a steady focus on what is working and what needs adjustment.

With six years of practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Clinical Social Worker credential, she brings experience helping people in Georgia navigate tough moments. She has additional interest in issues such as attachment concerns, adoption and foster care topics, blended family challenges, body image, codependency, communication problems, domestic violence, and aging-related issues.

People who choose to work with her usually do so to find immediate coping tools and longer-term patterns to change. She encourages honest conversation about goals and will tailor methods to each person’s needs.

How Yolanda’s approaches translate to online work

Yolanda commonly blends Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and following the person’s lead so goals come from what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors and offers practical experiments to test new ways of thinking and acting.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals and preferences. That means discussing what feels useful, adjusting techniques over time, and checking progress together.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, shorten travel time, and allow for different rhythms of contact. It can also let a person choose quieter times, use phone-only check-ins when video isn’t needed, or schedule brief sessions around work or childcare. A therapist will discuss which formats and scheduling choices best match a person’s needs.