Dr. Yvonne Foster

Dr. Yvonne Foster is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 25 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, depression, addictions, grief, parenting concerns, career uncertainty, ADHD, and life changes. She also lists life purpose among her areas of focus.

Her approach blends client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral ideas, and mindfulness. She describes herself as direct and interactive rather than passive in sessions. Her aim is to help people identify practical changes and take steps toward those changes rather than remain in therapy indefinitely.

She uses assessment and diagnostic skills as part of her work and says she will be frank if the match is not right. That frankness is part of how she helps people get clear about next steps. She emphasizes measurable progress and practical adjustments over long-term therapy without direction.

Dr. Foster has experience supporting people on the autism spectrum and notes work with issues tied to female medical conditions that affect mental health. She also has a decade of experience in disability services at the college level, which informs her perspective on access and accommodations.

Sessions are aimed at helping people recognize patterns, shift unhelpful thinking, and practice new habits. She combines talking, structured techniques, and mindfulness exercises so people can test changes between sessions and report back on what works.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. In practice this means the therapist follows the client's priorities, reflects what she hears, and helps people decide which changes matter most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) uses clear steps to spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. It suits worries, low mood, and patterns that keep people stuck by giving exercises and real-world experiments. Mindfulness Therapy introduces simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus; it often helps with anxiety, stress, and concentrating on next steps.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before. Together they decide which methods to try first and adjust as needed based on how the person responds.

The original biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when that works best, and let people use quieter surroundings or avoid travel. Therapists and licensed professionals often adapt worksheets, behavioral experiments, and mindfulness practices to an online setting so the work continues between meetings.