Yulia Nesterenko

Yulia Nesterenko is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with 12 years of experience. She focuses on practical, goal-oriented help for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, career concerns, and relationship struggles. Her style is warm and straightforward, aiming to find solutions that fit each person's life.

Yulia has spent the past four years working primarily online and often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at how thoughts, feelings, and actions influence one another. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to create a collaborative, respectful space where a person's priorities guide the work. When a loss of meaning or long-term low mood is present, she may introduce ideas from Existential Therapy to look at purpose and values.

Sessions tend to be practical and focused on steps people can try between meetings. Yulia helps clients brainstorm options, test small changes, and notice what affects mood and motivation. Her approach is adaptable for concerns such as parenting stress, addiction-related struggles, grief, and managing life transitions.

People who choose her often want both compassion and direction in therapy. Yulia describes her work as gentle but direct, aiming to help people understand their situation and move toward clearer choices. She emphasizes real-world solutions people can use in everyday life.

To begin, she asks about the current problem and what a better week would look like. From there she and the client set practical goals and track progress together.

Approaches you can use in online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on meeting each person where they are and letting their priorities guide the work. It emphasizes listening, respect, and collaboration to help people name what matters and decide next steps.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It helps people test unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavioral changes that often lead to clearer mood and better functioning.

Existential Therapy examines meaning, values, and purpose for people feeling a long-term loss of motivation or questioning life direction. It supports exploring what makes life feel meaningful and how to build more of that into daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, comfort, and lifestyle. This is a collaborative process that can change as needs evolve.

Confirm the exact session options before booking, since formats are set by the therapist. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a workday, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins from different locations. Audio phone sessions may suit shorter check-ins or times when video or higher bandwidth is impractical. These practical benefits help therapy fit into everyday life without requiring a specific setting.