Yasha Carpentier , LICSW

Yasha Carpentier is a Washington-based therapist with 24 years of professional experience who supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, family conflicts, and trauma and abuse. As a LICSW - a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker - she brings clinical training and long-term practice to each therapeutic relationship while tailoring care to the specific concerns a person brings.

She prioritizes creating an open, nonjudgmental environment where thoughts and feelings can be expressed freely and explored together. Her approach centers on listening carefully and helping individuals and families name patterns, build coping skills, and navigate difficult emotions and interactions.

Yasha recognizes that taking the first step toward therapy often requires courage and offers encouragement to those who begin the work. Her years of experience in Washington inform a practical, empathetic style aimed at helping people move forward from stressful or painful situations.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and learning practical strategies to change them. It is often used to address anxiety, stress, and mood concerns by teaching skills for managing reactions and improving daily functioning.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches gentle attention to present-moment experience and supports learning how to relate to strong emotions with more balance. This approach can help with stress, anxiety, and reactions to difficult life events by strengthening awareness and self-regulation.

Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, person-centered method that helps people clarify their goals and find internal motivation to make changes. It is useful when someone feels uncertain about change or needs support strengthening commitment to new behaviors.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. Yasha will work collaboratively with each person, considering their needs, goals, and preferences to determine which methods to use and when to adjust course. Licensed professionals often blend approaches to match a client’s unique situation.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can occur by video call, over the phone, through live chat, or via text-based messaging - making it easier to fit care into a busy schedule, maintain continuity across life changes, and access support from home or other comfortable settings.