Yolanda Liriano-Kimbrough , LCSW

Yolanda Liriano-Kimbrough is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Arizona with 27 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, navigate family and relationship challenges, and cope with trauma, abuse, grief, loss, and difficult life transitions. Her approach centers on building a respectful, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared openly and honestly.

Yolanda places care and compassion at the heart of her work and prioritizes each person’s well-being as they take steps toward a more fulfilling life. She recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and aims to support clients through that initial step and beyond. In addition to core concerns like self-esteem and mood disorders, her practice addresses related issues such as attachment and abandonment, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, communication difficulties, and the emotional impacts of divorce or separation.

As an LCSW, Yolanda brings clinical training in evidence-informed approaches to help clients clarify goals, build coping skills, and work toward meaningful change. Her style is collaborative and client-centered, emphasizing respect for each person’s values and pace throughout the therapeutic process.

Approaches That Guide Online Therapy

Yolanda draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify what matters most and develop practical strategies to move toward those values, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. ACT can be useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions by teaching skills to live a meaningful life alongside challenging emotions.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. CBT is often applied to anxiety, mood concerns, and problems with coping or decision making.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work itself. Yolanda collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds. This collaborative process helps ensure therapy stays practical and relevant.

Online therapy with Yolanda offers flexibility in how sessions happen - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - which can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to access care from different locations. Licensed professionals can adapt interventions effectively across these formats to support ongoing progress and connection.