Yulando Thornton , LPC

Yulando Thornton is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with more than a decade of experience supporting people through complex emotional challenges. She specializes in helping individuals manage depression, anxiety, workplace stressors, and concerns related to substance use, drawing on focused experience with communication difficulties, mood disorders, and recovery from past trauma.

Her work emphasizes a compassionate, affirming therapeutic environment where each person’s story is respected and explored. Yulando prioritizes culturally responsive care and seeks to understand the distinct context behind a client’s struggles, tailoring her approach to match individual needs and backgrounds.

Using evidence-based techniques, she collaborates with clients to build resilience, process intense emotions, and develop practical coping strategies. Her practice centers on partnership and mutual respect, guiding people through stress, addiction, and interpersonal challenges with empathy and professional support.

Whether addressing immediate concerns or longer term healing, Yulando combines clinical knowledge with a human-centered approach to help clients move toward clearer thinking, steadier mood, and more effective ways of navigating life’s transitions.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Yulando integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy into her online practice. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients accept difficult emotions while clarifying personal values and committing to actions that support a meaningful life - it is often useful for stress, anxiety, and navigating major life changes. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a nonjudgmental space where the client’s perspective guides the work, supporting personal insight and growth and helping with relationship and self-esteem concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a practical, skills-based approach that identifies and shifts unhelpful thought and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety and improve coping skills.

Choosing the right method is part of the therapeutic process, and Yulando works collaboratively with each person to determine which approaches best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors techniques over time and invites client input to refine the plan.

Online sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow ongoing contact between sessions when appropriate, and support consistent progress from wherever a client is located within the therapist’s service area.