Yvonne Smith

LAC
Counselor
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Pronouns:
she, her, hers

Identities & Language

  • cis woman
  • straight/heterosexual
  • Black/African American
  • nondenominational
  • spiritual
  • language: English

Education & License

Yvonne is a Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC) in the state of Arizona. She earned her bachelor’s in University Studies with a concentration in Business and Mathematics at Eastern New Mexico University. She earned her Master’s in Guidance and Counseling with a concentration in School Counseling and post-graduate certificate in Professional Counseling at New Mexico Highlands University. 

CAPS Service Teams

  • Counseling

Role at CAPS

Yvonne is a counselor at CAPS.

Specialty Populations

  • BIPOC
  • Disabled
  • LGBTQIA2S+
  • QT+BIPOC
  • Student Athletes

Specialty Areas

  • Anger Management
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Borderline Personality
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Family Conflict/Family of Origin
  • Grief
  • Life Transitions
  • Non-Suicidal Self-Injury/Self-Harm
  • Panic
  • Peer Relationships
  • Racial Identity
  • Racial Trauma
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Abuse or Assault
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Women's Issues

Treatment Approach

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Cognitive Processing (CP)
  • Dialectal Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Eclectic
  • Interpersonal
  • Mindfulness
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Multicultural
  • Positive Psychology
  • Solution-Focused
  • Trauma-Focused
  • Trauma-Informed
 
 

Professional Interests

Yvonne has trained in mindfulness, PTSD, multiculturalism, EMDR, DBT, gender studies, domestic violence, sexual assault, childhood trauma, and anxiety. She has done extensive research in African American women and children evidence-based treatments for mental health healing.

Personal Interests

Music and art.

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