Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
How Yalanda works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- Ohio
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Yalanda
Yalanda Smith-Hudlin is a licensed professional clinical counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, and anger. She brings 20 years of experience and a calm, direct style to sessions. She wants clients to feel heard and understood from the first conversation.
She focuses on building an open space where people can say what they think and feel without judgment. Sessions emphasize practical steps to manage strong emotions, rebuild confidence, and find motivation.
Background and approach
She guides clients through real-life strategies rather than abstract theories. Over two decades Yalanda has worked with concerns such as self-esteem, coping with life changes, and communication problems. She also addresses caregiver stress, control issues, and difficulties that follow divorce and separation.
Her approach includes support for mood and panic symptoms, social anxiety, and women's issues. Clients can expect straightforward conversations about goals and small skills to try between sessions. Yalanda helps people practice self-compassion, work on forgiveness, and reduce shame and guilt so they can move forward.
She pairs listening with concrete tools to handle anger and improve daily functioning. Yalanda is licensed as an LPCC in Ohio. She offers sessions in English and uses a variety of online formats to fit different schedules.
Starting is done by choosing the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire.
What Yalanda works with
Everything Yalanda lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Yalanda's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Practical approaches for online emotional work
Yalanda uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on real skills people can use. One common approach helps people identify triggers and practice new responses to anger and anxiety so everyday reactions change over time. Another approach centers on building confidence and motivation through small, achievable goals and steady practice to improve self-esteem and reduce avoidance.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She collaborates with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals and comfort level, and adjusts methods as progress is made. Clients share what helps and what doesn’t, and treatment is shaped around those preferences.
Online therapy offers flexibility that suits many schedules. Video calls let people work face-to-face when a longer conversation is needed. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick support, brief coaching, or ongoing reflections between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, parenting, or caregiving routines.
Questions people ask about Yalanda
What kinds of concerns does Yalanda address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, parenting difficulties, and low self-esteem. Additional areas include caregiver stress, communication problems, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She keeps sessions practical and down-to-earth, focusing on clear steps people can use between meetings. Conversations aim to combine listening with skill building.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of professional work experience helping people with mood, panic, and relationship-related issues. Her work emphasizes managing strong emotions and restoring confidence.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed as an LPCC in Ohio and practices under that credential within the state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.