Yanitza Quiles , LICSW

Yanitza Quiles is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with 17 years of clinical experience supporting individuals, couples, and families. She is bilingual in English and Spanish and centers multicultural mental health care in her practice, attending closely to how culture, identity, and life context shape each person’s challenges and strengths.

Yanitza has worked with a broad range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship and family issues, career transitions, self-esteem struggles, trauma, grief, and caregiving stress. Her style is collaborative and respectful, grounded in the belief that people already possess resilience and inner resources; when feeling stuck, she offers guidance much like a coach or mentor to help clients move forward.

She describes therapy as a partnership in which goals, pacing, and strategies are shaped together. As a mother of two daughters, she brings particular empathy for women navigating life stages, parenting, and work-life demands. Outside of clinical work, she enjoys CrossFit, listening to Audible books, and following true-crime podcasts. Yanitza welcomes the opportunity to meet and work with people who are ready to take steps toward the life they want to build.

Applying Therapeutic Approaches Online with Compassion

Yanitza often uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on creating a warm, nonjudgmental space where the therapist follows the client’s lead and supports personal growth; this approach is helpful for concerns like self-esteem, life transitions, and relationship issues. She also integrates mindfulness therapy, teaching practical skills to notice thoughts and bodily sensations with more clarity and calm - a useful tool for anxiety, stress, and mood regulation. Motivational interviewing is another technique she employs to explore ambivalence and strengthen motivation for change, especially around goals such as career shifts, health behaviors, or coping with major life decisions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Yanitza works collaboratively with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they assess what feels most helpful and adjust strategies over time.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for her style of work: video calls allow face-to-face connection from home, phone sessions provide an easy alternative when video is not possible, and live chat or text-based messaging support flexibility between sessions. These options make it easier for people with busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or mobility constraints to access consistent care from licensed professionals and therapists.