Dr. Yvonne Foster, LPC

Dr. Yvonne Foster is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 25 years of experience. She combines practical, goal-focused work with a direct and genuine style. She aims to help people identify the changes they want and take steps toward them, rather than staying in therapy indefinitely.

Her primary methods include client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness tools. Sessions tend to be interactive rather than passive, with clear feedback and measurable goals. She emphasizes assessment and diagnosis as part of planning treatment when useful.

Dr. Foster has experience addressing a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, depression, addictions, grief, and trauma and abuse. She also works with people navigating parenting challenges, career concerns, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and the effects of aging or caregiver stress. Sexual dysfunction appears among the listed focus areas and can be discussed as part of relationship and intimacy work.

She has a background supporting people on the autism spectrum and has worked with issues that intersect medical conditions and mental health. There is also experience in disability services in higher education, which has informed her practical approach to problem solving and planning changes.

Dr. Foster works with LGBT clients and helps people facing life transitions such as divorce, separation, or recovery from domestic violence and substance misuse. Prospective clients can expect straightforward guidance, collaborative goal-setting, and attention to results.

How Dr. Foster’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person in the room and on understanding their goals and values. It involves listening, reflecting, and tailoring the pace of work to what the person wants to change, which can help with relationship and intimacy concerns as well as stress and grief.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, addiction-related behaviors, and coping with life changes when a clear plan is needed.

Mindfulness therapy adds simple attention practices to help reduce reactivity and improve everyday coping. Mindfulness can support emotional regulation, managing cravings, and staying present in relationship conversations.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust as needed. Clients and the therapist decide together which tools to use and which to drop if they are not helpful.

Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy week, shorter check-ins when needed, and options that reduce travel time. The biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to keep consistent appointments and to apply tools between sessions in everyday life.