Therapist profile
Jody Yeh-Shinbrood, LCSW
LCSW supporting parenting and family concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting challenges
- Attachment approaches
About Jody
Jody Yeh-Shinbrood is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 18 years of experience. She is based in North Dakota and holds LCSW credentials in North Dakota and Illinois. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, family conflict, parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, and compassion fatigue.
She works in a straightforward, practical way. Sessions focus on identifying what matters to the client and on small, doable changes. Jody draws on research-based methods to help people manage emotions, solve problems, and set reachable goals. She encourages clients to name their priorities and to take steps that fit day-to-day life.
Her work includes experience with families of children with special needs and with people navigating medical crises. She also supports those coping with life transitions, career strain, anger, and trauma-related concerns. When family stress is part of the problem, she talks through communication and problem-solving strategies that individuals can use at home.
Jody uses several therapeutic approaches to guide sessions, including attachment-focused ideas, client-centered practices, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior skills, and motivational interviewing. These methods are used to help people reduce distress, improve relationships, and make clearer decisions.
She asks clients to set their own goals and to take an active role in choosing what to work on. The aim is to build skills that people can keep using after therapy. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches work in online sessions
Attachment-based ideas focus on patterns of relating and connection. In practice this means looking at how past relationships shape responses to close people now and using that understanding to change interaction patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers concrete exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and build different behaviors that reduce anxiety and depression.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and try methods that fit their situation. Together they will check what helps and adjust the plan as needed so sessions feel useful and relevant.
Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove commute time. They also let people use approaches like skills practice, thought records, and motivational interviewing exercises in real time so new strategies can be tried between meetings.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
North Dakota, Illinois
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family or parenting concerns does she address?
She helps with parenting strain, family conflict, blended family issues, and communication problems. She also supports caregivers and families of children with special needs.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, research-based methods and focuses on client goals. Sessions emphasize problem solving, emotion regulation, and skills people can use at home.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of clinical experience working with individuals and families across a range of concerns.
What are her professional credentials and location?
She is an LCSW licensed in North Dakota and Illinois and is based in North Dakota.
In which language are sessions conducted?
Sessions are offered in English. She also accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not listed here. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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