- DBT informed
- Depression support
- Family related issues
About Yellda
Yellda McIntosh is a Colorado licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 13 years of practice. She works with adults carrying stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, trauma and family-related problems, including issues around abandonment and attachment.
She uses straightforward, practical work in sessions. Yellda helps people notice patterns that keep them stuck. She talks through thinking and behavior habits and practices skills to manage strong feelings and urges.
Her approach draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques. The biography notes Dialectical Behavior Therapy as a primary influence along with other evidence-based methods. Those approaches are used to identify unhelpful patterns and build new coping steps people can try between sessions.
Yellda also brings attention to life situations that affect mood and relationships. That includes caregiving strain, blended family dynamics, body image concerns, chronic illness or pain, and communication or control issues. She aims to help people feel steadier and more able to handle daily demands.
Sessions are conducted in English and she practices in Colorado. She does not accept international clients. Cost varies with location and sessions operate through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online therapy options button.
How evidence-based methods are used in online sessions
Dialectical Behavior Therapy is mentioned as a primary influence; it focuses on skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving relationships. DBT can help when guilt or shame lead to overwhelming feelings or reactive behaviors.Another evidence-based approach used is behavioral skills work that targets patterns of thinking and acting. This kind of work looks at how habits of thought and behavior keep problems going and introduces step-by-step practices to try between sessions, useful for anxiety, depression, and repetitive self-criticism.
Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will help figure out the best fit based on what the client wants to change, current challenges, and personal preferences. That means trying a method, checking how it feels, and adjusting the plan together.
The biography does not list specific online session formats. Please confirm available session formats before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people choose setups that work for their energy and attention. Licensed professionals can adapt skills work and behavioral practices to an online setting so clients can use them in everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Colorado
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, trauma and family-related problems. Additional focuses include attachment, abandonment, caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image and communication issues.
How does she approach guilt or shame linked to relationships?
She uses evidence-based techniques to identify patterns that maintain guilt or shame and then practices concrete skills to change those patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy is one approach she draws on to manage intense emotions and interpersonal stress.
What is her clinical experience?
She has 13 years of experience working with adults on mood, anxiety, trauma and self-esteem concerns. That background informs how she structures sessions and skill-building work.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Colorado LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and she practices in Colorado.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are used?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the chosen plan and location.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.