Yazmin Cardena, LPC

Yazmin Cardena is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who brings six years of experience working across a range of clinical settings. She has provided care in outpatient specialty clinics, crisis intervention teams, structured outpatient programs, and private practice, offering both individual and group therapy across the lifespan. Her clinical background includes work with mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder, anxiety conditions, trauma and abuse, grief reactions, chronic pain and illness, self-harm behavior, and suicide assessment and risk reduction. She also supports clients facing relationship and family challenges, couple conflict and divorce, parenting concerns, eating and sleep difficulties, substance use and addictions, and issues related to self-esteem and body image.

Cardena uses a collaborative approach that emphasizes mutual goal-setting, helping clients define practical steps toward recovery and healthier patterns. She incorporates evidence-informed strategies to address anger and stress management, behavioral challenges, and group psychotherapy dynamics, and she works with clients on life transitions, career concerns, and coping skills development. Yazmin recognizes that beginning therapy can feel difficult and acknowledges the importance of taking that initial step. As an LPC, she focuses on guiding clients through obstacles and supporting their progress toward clearer goals and improved functioning.