Yolanda Adams-Johnson

Yolanda Adams-Johnson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Louisiana who helps people facing grief, depression, and major life changes. She works with individuals dealing with parenting concerns, low self-esteem, and coping challenges. Her approach centers on listening first and building on a person’s existing strengths to move forward.

Yolanda uses straightforward, practical conversations to identify what matters most to each person. She supports people who are struggling with mood issues, isolation, or the emotional impact of divorce and separation. She also addresses concerns such as body image, caregiver stress, communication problems, and process addictions like gambling or problematic sexual behaviors.

Her work draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on understanding each person’s perspective, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which helps identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also integrates a Christian perspective on spirituality when clients want that included.

Yolanda emphasizes collaboration and small, achievable steps. Sessions are meant to help people build confidence, improve coping skills, and find clearer direction after loss or big transitions. She frames clients as experts in their own lives and offers guidance that fits their goals.

With eight years of experience, she brings practical experience in a range of concerns including mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, seasonal affective patterns, and self-harm thoughts. People who want a respectful, strengths-based listener may find her style approachable and direct.

How Yolanda’s approaches translate to online therapy

Yolanda draws from Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to guide her online work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding a person’s experience and reflecting it back so people feel heard and understood; this helps when someone is processing loss, shame, or isolation. CBT is about spotting patterns in thoughts and behaviors and practicing small changes to improve mood and coping, which can help with depression, anxiety, and self-critical thinking.

Finding the right approach is a joint process. Yolanda will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means checking in about what feels helpful, trying practical strategies, and adjusting plans over time so they match real-life needs.

Many people choose online therapy because it can make regular sessions easier to fit into busy lives. Online work can reduce commute time, allow quicker check-ins between appointments, and make it simpler to keep therapy consistent during big life changes. Confirm the available session formats before booking so you know what options are offered for timing and length of appointments.