Yumi Lemaster, LCSW

Yumi Lemaster is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 13 years of clinical experience who combines practical skills training with a warm, collaborative approach. She emphasizes the therapeutic relationship as the foundation for change, meeting clients where they are and inviting them to guide the focus of each session. By offering evidence-based treatments alongside unconditional positive regard, she supports clients in working through a wide range of concerns while encouraging ongoing feedback to strengthen the therapeutic alliance.

As a retired Army social worker, she brings experience supporting Soldiers and their families with issues such as post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, life-stage transitions, grief and loss, marital concerns, substance use, domestic violence intervention, parenting skills, and adjustment challenges. Her clinical toolkit includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Prolonged Exposure and other desensitization techniques, Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, and supportive therapeutic methods. She often integrates psychoeducation, practical coping skills, and hands-on exercises so clients can practice and apply new strategies between sessions.

Yumi prioritizes growth through consistent practice and aims to help clients reclaim resilience, build inner strength, and pursue a life that feels meaningful and alive. She invites prospective clients to consider therapy as a collaborative journey and looks forward to supporting them in reaching their goals.