Yulia Nesterenko , LMHC

Yulia Nesterenko is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 12 years of experience in the mental health field. She has spent the past four years offering counseling exclusively in online formats, and she approaches each case with the belief that problems have solutions that can be discovered together.

Her clinical background is grounded in work with mood disorders such as depression and anxiety, alongside relationship concerns, life changes, and adjustment difficulties. In practice she commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, exploring how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and influence well-being. When clients arrive with a narrowly defined issue, she often employs a Solution-Focused approach to generate practical options and targeted strategies.

For clients facing long-term depression or a diminished sense of meaning, she may recommend an existential approach that examines life purpose and helps cultivate more meaningful experiences and connections. Sessions emphasize compassion and understanding, delivered in a collaborative, gentle, and direct manner to help clients identify and pursue workable solutions. She is available for audio phone sessions and maintains flexible scheduling to accommodate individual time and day requests.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Yulia integrates several evidence-informed approaches into her online practice to match each person's needs and goals. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on empathy and collaboration, allowing the client to take the lead while the therapist reflects and supports growth - this approach is useful for building self-understanding and strengthening motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines the links between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors and offers practical skills to manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. Existential Therapy explores questions of meaning, values, and purpose and can be especially helpful for those who feel stuck, aimless, or disconnected from what matters most.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and she works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best suit their needs, goals, and personal preferences. The therapist adapts techniques over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats allow clients to fit sessions into varied schedules, maintain continuity between meetings, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable while working with licensed professionals and therapists.