Yolanda Knox, LCSW

Licensed in Oklahoma · 5 years in practice

Yolanda Knox welcomes people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to move forward.

License and registration

LCSW, Oklahoma: 8633 · expires December 2026
NPI: 1063057677 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 5
Languages: English

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About Yolanda

Yolanda Knox welcomes people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to move forward. She writes in plain terms and helps clients sort through relationship stress, grief, anxiety, and questions about identity. Her style is calm and grounded, aimed at giving straightforward steps and steady support.

Yolanda uses a mix of listening and practical tools. She starts by helping someone name what matters most and then picks small, manageable goals.

Background and approach

Sessions often include talking through real situations, testing new ways of coping, and building on strengths already in place. She brings five years as a licensed clinical social worker and more than two decades working with social service agencies. Before clinical licensure she spent years as a family advocate and case manager, supporting people through domestic violence, trauma, and complex family concerns.

That background shapes a clear, resource-focused approach. Clients can expect help with a wide range of issues, including relationship and family tensions, parenting challenges, stress and anxiety, mood concerns like depression and bipolar, and questions tied to sexual identity and intimacy. Yolanda also works with people facing adoption and foster care matters, attachment questions, codependency, and caregiver strain.

She practices using client-centered conversations and cognitive behavioral techniques to turn thoughts and habits into manageable steps. The goal is practical change that fits day-to-day life. Yolanda accepts English-speaking clients in Oklahoma and also accepts international clients for remote sessions.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Yolanda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Parenting issues
Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Attachment issues
BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
Blended family issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Immigration issues
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Multicultural concerns
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Yolanda names

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Online support

How client-centered and CBT work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to you. The therapist follows your lead, helping you find your own solutions and build on strengths you already have. This approach is useful when someone needs space to make sense of feelings and values.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify thoughts and habits that keep problems going and tests small changes in everyday life. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes because it breaks concerns into clear steps you can practice between sessions.

Choosing the right mix of approaches is a shared process. The therapist will talk with you about your goals, try techniques that fit your situation, and adjust the plan as you learn what helps. This collaborative method means you shape the pace and focus of work together.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let you read nonverbal cues and have longer discussions. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier on the go. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or when typing out thoughts feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family, and other obligations.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does Yolanda address?

She helps people with relationship and family stress, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction concerns, parenting challenges, and issues around identity and intimacy.

How would you describe her way of working?

Her style is client-centered and practical. She listens and then uses cognitive behavioral ideas to try new coping habits and change unhelpful thoughts.

What professional background does she have?

She has worked over 20 years with social service agencies, including five years as a licensed clinical social worker and prior roles as a family advocate and case manager.

Where is she based and licensed?

She is based in Oklahoma and holds an LCSW from that state.

Can non-U.S. clients work with her?

Yes. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.

What formats are available for sessions?

Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How does payment and cost work?

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

What should I do to begin working together?

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