Yumi Lemaster, LCSW
Licensed in Hawaii · 13 years in practice
Yumi Lemaster is a licensed clinical social worker who centers sessions on a respectful, collaborative relationship.
License and registration
- LCSW, Hawaii
- LCSW-4004 · expires June 2028
- LCSW, Texas
- 64031 · expires April 2027
- LCSW, Virginia
- 0904016208 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1699167346 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 13
- Languages
- English
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About Yumi
Yumi Lemaster is a licensed clinical social worker who centers sessions on a respectful, collaborative relationship. She meets people where they are and listens first. Her style is direct but warm, aiming to help people find more calm, clarity, and purpose in daily life.
She draws on approaches like cognitive behavioral work and attachment-focused ideas to address stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. Yumi also uses elements of dialectical behavior work and client-centered methods to teach practical coping skills.
Background and approach
Sessions often include skill practice, clear explanations, and feedback to help people apply what they learn. Many people come for issues such as relationship strain, grief, low self-esteem, trouble sleeping, or problems with eating and body image. She also supports people facing career stress, compassion fatigue, addiction concerns, and major life changes.
Yumi pays attention to family of origin patterns, abandonment or attachment concerns, and challenges tied to adoption or foster care histories. Sessions balance talk and hands-on tools. Expect psychoeducation, short exercises, and homework you can use between meetings.
The goal is steady progress through practice rather than quick fixes, so she tracks what helps and adjusts as you go. Yumi has practiced for 13 years and holds LCSW licensure. She works with adults in Texas and with international clients by remote sessions.
The focus is practical change - clearer communication, better emotional regulation, and more reliable coping skills.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Yumi lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Yumi names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Yumi commonly uses cognitive behavioral methods and attachment-based ideas in her online practice. Cognitive behavioral work breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns, which helps with anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns influence current reactions and helps people build safer ways of relating and managing intense emotions.Finding the right approach is collaborative. She will talk with each person about goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what works. That means sessions can blend skill teaching, reflective conversation, and homework tailored to real life needs.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging let people use brief sessions, check in between meetings, or avoid being on camera while still getting focused support. These options make it easier to fit regular therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addiction concerns, sleep and eating problems, and related family-of-origin or attachment worries.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are collaborative and practical, combining talk with hands-on skills training and psychoeducation to help people apply what they learn between appointments.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of practice working in clinical settings and with diverse concerns, drawing on that background to tailor sessions to each person's needs.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, and practices from Texas with licensure noted for HI LCSW and VA LCSW.
Can I work with her if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English and she is available to work with international clients by remote formats.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; services run on a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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