Yazmin Cardena

Yazmin Cardena is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who uses mindfulness as a core part of her work. She speaks English and Spanish and guides people through stress, anxiety, mood concerns, addictions, grief, relationship and family struggles. Her approach is practical and down-to-earth, aimed at helping people take manageable steps toward feeling better.

She has six years of clinical experience in settings that include outpatient specialty clinics, crisis intervention, structured outpatient programs, and private practice. That variety means she has worked with individuals and groups facing depression and bipolar disorder, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and chronic illness or pain. She has also supported people with self-image, eating and sleeping issues, and anger or stress management.

Her work often involves setting clear goals together and using strategies that fit each person. Yazmin uses mindfulness-based ideas alongside cognitive behavioral techniques and elements from acceptance and commitment work. She also draws on attachment-based and client-centered ways of relating in session.

Practical concerns such as parenting strain, career stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and substance-related problems are within her focus. She also addresses deeper relational patterns like abandonment, codependency, communication problems, and family-of-origin issues.

Yazmin aims to make the first steps easier and to create a collaborative plan for change. She encourages people to start small, try what feels doable, and adjust the plan as they learn what helps.

How mindfulness and ACT translate to online work

Yazmin integrates mindfulness practice and acceptance and commitment ideas into many sessions, using simple exercises to help people notice their thoughts and reconnect with their values. Mindfulness Therapy here focuses on present-moment awareness and brief breathing or grounding practices that can reduce reactivity and help with anxiety, stress, sleep, and cravings.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to clarify what matters to a person and to build small actions that move toward those values, even when hard feelings appear. Attachment-Based Therapy is also part of her approach and helps people understand patterns of closeness and distance that affect relationships and family dynamics.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences and will adjust the plan as progress is made.

Confirm the current session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so therapy fits around work or family commitments. It also lets people practice mindfulness skills in their everyday environments and bring real-life moments into session for discussion.