About Yanitza
Yanitza Quiles is a licensed independent clinical social worker with 17 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, ADHD, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. She also supports people facing career shifts, caregiver strain, and compassion fatigue.
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens first, then helps set small, practical goals.
Conversations focus on concrete steps you can try between sessions.
Background and approach
She frames therapy as a partnership where the client’s strengths guide the work. Yanitza uses a mix of approaches that fit each person’s needs. That can mean paying attention to bodily responses and breathing, practicing present-moment focus, or breaking problems into manageable parts and quick, goal-focused strategies.
She draws on motivational techniques to help people find reasons to change and keep momentum. She brings experience across many life stages and situations, including postpartum concerns, caregiving and end-of-life issues, blended family stresses, and multicultural challenges. Her background includes work with mood disorders, bipolar conditions, and post-traumatic stress.
Outside of practice she is a mother of two and enjoys CrossFit, audiobooks, and true-crime podcasts. She aims to make the first step easier by offering straightforward guidance and support as clients work toward clearer goals and better daily routines.
How therapeutic approaches translate online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person. Online sessions give time to talk about values, goals, and what feels helpful, so the therapist can respond to each person’s pace and priorities.Mindfulness Therapy uses simple attention and breathing exercises to calm the body and reduce reactivity. Over video or phone the therapist guides short practices and helps people notice how those skills fit into their daily routine.
Motivational Interviewing is about finding personal reasons to change and building small steps toward those goals. In remote sessions this looks like gentle coaching, setting achievable actions, and reviewing progress together.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with clients to decide which methods to try based on current needs, life demands, and personal preferences. That process can change over time as goals evolve.
Online formats offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls are useful when visual connection helps the work. Phone sessions can fit a short break at work or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick check-ins, momentary support, or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options help therapy stay consistent around work, caregiving, or other routines.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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