About Yasmeen
Yasmeen Fontenot is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Louisiana. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship concerns, and trauma and abuse. She helps people who struggle with communication problems, control issues, social anxiety, and building self-love.
Her sessions are straightforward and calm. She listens first, then helps set small, achievable goals. Conversations often include practical strategies to reduce worry, manage strong emotions, and improve how people relate to others.
Background and approach
Yasmeen uses proven therapeutic techniques tailored to each person. She guides clients through steps to understand patterns, practice new skills, and try out different approaches between sessions. Work in therapy is paced to match what the person can handle.
Her style is collaborative and direct. She encourages honest talk about what’s working and what isn’t. Together with the client she tracks progress and adjusts strategies as needed.
With three years of experience as an LPC - licensed professional counselor - she offers support for immediate problems and longer-term change. Sessions can be a place to build coping tools, repair relationships, and develop more self-compassion.
Practical approaches and online sessions that fit your life
Yasmeen uses evidence-based techniques focused on clear steps and skill practice. One common approach she relies on teaches people to notice thought patterns and try small shifts in thinking and behavior to reduce anxiety and low mood. This method helps when worry or negative self-talk keeps someone stuck.Another approach she uses focuses on emotional regulation and coping skills. It gives concrete strategies for managing anger, intense feelings, and stress so people can respond differently in heated moments. These skills also support recovery after trauma by building tolerance for difficult emotions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Yasmeen collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, comfort level, and day-to-day needs. She adjusts techniques over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and seeing nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text allow shorter check-ins and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different routines.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English