About Yolanda
Dr. Yolanda McDade offers straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, low mood, anxiety, or struggles with eating and anger. She speaks plainly and helps people identify steps they can take now.
Her style emphasizes practical change and building confidence one step at a time. She brings 30 years of professional experience practicing in Mississippi as an LPC. In sessions she focuses on what a person is doing now and how small changes in thinking and behavior can add up.
Background and approach
She also looks for existing strengths a person can use to reach their goals. Dr. McDade blends cognitive-behavioral ideas with a solution-focused outlook.
Cognitive-behavioral work examines how thoughts and actions interact and then tests small behavior changes to improve daily experience. Solution-focused work finds current resources and uses them to create forward movement toward clear goals. People come to her for help with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, anger, and eating concerns.
She also addresses issues like panic attacks, social anxiety, feelings of isolation, caregiver stress, guilt and shame, and workplace problems. Sessions aim to be practical, clear, and goal-oriented. Her approach treats the client as the expert on their life while offering tools and measurable steps.
She encourages clients to try manageable changes and notice what works. The first steps are simple: sign up, answer a short questionnaire, and schedule a session that fits your life.
Evidence-based approaches for online change
Dr. McDade draws on cognitive-behavioral ideas that look at how thoughts and actions influence each other. That approach breaks problems into specific thoughts and behaviors, then tests small changes to improve mood and functioning. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and patterns that affect daily routine.She also uses a solution-focused approach that identifies what already works in a person's life. This method narrows in on strengths and practical skills a person can use right away to move toward clear goals, which can be helpful for motivation, anger, and workplace or caregiver stress.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try methods that fit the client's needs, and adjust over time based on what produces results. Clients and therapist decide together which techniques to keep using.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited travel options. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging can fit quick check-ins or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to attend regular sessions and keep progress moving forward.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
Also listed
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Mississippi
- Languages
- English