- Years in practice
- 18
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Parenting issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Yolanda
Yolanda Pender is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who helps people facing relationship and parenting challenges. She focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, anger, self-esteem, career shifts, and coping with life changes. Her tone is straightforward and practical, aimed at parents and partners who want clear tools and steady support.
With 18 years of experience, she draws on several practical therapies to guide sessions. Yolanda listens first, then helps clients set short-term goals and build steps they can try between meetings.
Background and approach
Sessions often include problem-solving, communication skills, and ways to manage strong emotions so daily life runs more smoothly. She works with issues such as blended family adjustments, communication problems, divorce and separation concerns, family of origin wounds, and infidelity. She also addresses veteran and armed forces issues, women's concerns, and self-love challenges in a coaching-oriented way when helpful.
Yolanda uses approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing alongside narrative and solution-focused techniques. That mix lets her tailor sessions to a person's needs, whether they want practical strategies, a clearer story about their choices, or help getting unstuck. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online through video, phone, chat, or text messaging.
Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits around work and family life.
What Yolanda works with
Everything Yolanda lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Yolanda helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Infidelity
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Approaches Yolanda lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches for online parenting and relationship care
Yolanda commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients make concrete change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect, and offers simple skills to reduce worry and reframe unhelpful thinking. Solution-Focused Therapy targets immediate, achievable goals and builds on what already works to create quick forward motion.She also draws on Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change and to strengthen commitment. Together these approaches let therapist and client decide what to try first and adjust as progress is made. That collaborative process helps match tools to each person's goals and family rhythms.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit busy parenting schedules. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and skill practice, while phone calls work well when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow for brief updates, coaching between sessions, and flexibility when it's hard to block longer time. These options make it easier to schedule consistent work on communication, parenting plans, and handling life transitions.
Questions people ask about Yolanda
What concerns does Yolanda help with?
She helps with relationship strains, parenting challenges, stress, anxiety, anger, self-esteem, career transitions, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and interactive, focusing on practical steps, clearer communication, and building skills clients can use between sessions.
How much experience does she bring?
Yolanda has 18 years of counseling experience working with a range of concerns including family and relationship issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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