Therasa Yehling, LCSW

Licensed in Illinois · 22 years in practice

Therasa Yehling is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings more than two decades of experience to her practice.

License and registration

LCSW, Illinois: 149011090 · expires November 2027
NPI: 1396842274 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 22
Languages: English

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About Therasa

Therasa Yehling is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings more than two decades of experience to her practice. She centers care on healing from trauma and guiding people through painful life transitions. Her work emphasizes compassion, practical steps, and listening so clients feel understood and grounded.

Yehling uses a trauma-aware perspective with people affected by past violence and difficult life events. She helps clients name what happened, understand how it still shows up in daily life, and try new ways of coping.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on clear goals and small, doable changes that add up over time. Communication problems and feelings of guilt or shame are common topics she addresses. She helps people speak and set boundaries more clearly, and she supports rebuilding a kinder relationship with oneself.

Life purpose and self-love are explored through straightforward conversation and reflective exercises. Her background includes long-term work in domestic violence and trauma recovery, and she draws on that experience when supporting people through complex reactions to harm. Yehling describes her clinical stance as creative and humanistic, with a steady focus on equity and inclusion.

Outside of work she values family life and a personal Buddhist practice that informs her calm, present style. Her approach blends practical skills with moments of warmth and humor to help people move toward steadier days.

Focus areas and approaches

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Online support

How trauma-aware approaches translate to online therapy

Therasa uses evidence-based, trauma-informed techniques that help people manage symptoms and regain a sense of control. These approaches focus on stabilizing reactions, teaching grounding skills, and pacing work so people are not overwhelmed. This is useful for those recovering from past violence or complex trauma who need clear tools to manage distress.

She also emphasizes skills that rebuild self-connection and clearer communication. These methods include guided conversations and practical exercises to reduce guilt and shame, improve how people speak up, and clarify life purpose. They help with everyday challenges and relationship clarity rather than making big overnight changes.

Choosing a therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to find what fits their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they try techniques, check what helps, and adjust the plan over time to make it personally useful.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and comfort levels. Video is good for in-depth work and visual cues, phone calls can save bandwidth and fit a break at work, and chat or messaging can be used for brief check-ins or when writing down thoughts helps. These options make it easier to keep continuity and try different formats as needs change.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with people dealing with trauma, domestic violence histories, communication challenges, guilt and shame, questions about life purpose, and building self-love.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her approach is trauma-aware and humanistic, mixing practical steps with reflective conversation. She aims to make therapy straightforward and usable in daily life.

How much experience does the therapist have?

She has 22 years of experience working in social work, trauma recovery, and services related to violence and abuse.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Illinois.

Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are offered?

She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does pricing and payment work?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What should I do to begin working with her?

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