About Me

Yanely is a Latinx-American licensed therapist. She offers counseling in English and Spanish. Yanely utilizes a holistic lens and invites exploration regarding all aspects of life that are creating barriers for feelings of happiness, security, stability, and safety. Her holistic approach is supported by the systemic lens she utilizes to support clients with exploring how societal and environmental systems impact their lived experience. She enjoys integrating other ways of knowing into her work with clients and invites the use of spirituality, dream interpretation, astrology, numerology, human design, and integration of plant-medicine experiences when requested by clients.

Yanely has worked with a diverse variety of clients and has supported them through the following challenges:

• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (including but not limited to experiencing or witnessing physical abuse, sexual abuse, domestic violence)
• Emotional Regulation
• Life Challenges (finding purpose, self-growth, finding meaning, navigating sudden or unexpected changes, adjustments to new circumstances)
• Multicultural challenges related to immigration and assimilation
• Relationships/Relational Challenges
• Anxiety (Generalized Anxiety, Panic Disorders, Social Anxiety)
• Depression
• Grief and Loss

Yanely is originally from southern Idaho and was raised by Mexican immigrant parents. She pursued the field of counseling because she identified the need for more Latinx therapists and the lack of awareness and support for mental health within her community. Yanely received her BS in Psychology from the University of Idaho and then moved to Eastern Washington where she received her MS in Mental Health Counseling from Eastern Washington University. She has practiced counseling in college counseling centers and in non-profit community mental health agencies. In her free time, Yanely enjoys being in nature, attending hot yoga, cooking, spending time with friends and family, traveling, studying metaphysical subjects, and communing with plant-medicine.

Next Steps, Together

Yanely utilizes a client-centered approach and moves at the speed of the therapeutic relationship that is built between her and her clients. She is committed to creating a safe and validating container for BIPOC and LGBATQIA+ folks. She works collaboratively with her clients and helps empower them by supporting them in identifying their strengths inner wisdom-wisdom that can be utilized to support the therapeutic healing process. She supports her clients in moving out of “survival” mode and into a space where they can begin to engage with curiosity, play, and creativity again.