- Trauma recovery
- Grief support
- Career focus
About Ylan
Ylan Hunt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with 10 years of professional experience. She helps people dealing with trauma and abuse, grief and loss, low self-esteem, career uncertainty, and compassion fatigue. Her work also touches on life purpose and related transitions.
She starts by listening to each person's story and identifying practical strengths to build on. Sessions focus on clear, manageable steps rather than abstract theories. Conversations can include looking at past experiences that keep someone stuck, and trying out new ways of coping and making decisions.
Ylan frames difficult reactions as understandable responses to hard events. She works with people who carry guilt, shame, or grief to name what feels heavy and to practice different ways of responding. When career confusion or questions of life purpose appear, she helps people sort priorities and consider realistic options.
For those facing caregiver stress, chronic illness, or end-of-life concerns, she attends to the practical strains alongside emotional weight. She also brings experience supporting veterans, first responders, and people affected by substance problems, always focusing on what the individual needs now.
Starting therapy with Ylan usually involves a short assessment of current struggles and goals. From there she and the client decide on concrete steps to try between sessions. Sessions emphasize steady progress and learning skills that can be used outside therapy.
How evidence-based techniques are used online
Ylan works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that turn practical work into clearer choices. One common approach focuses on processing trauma in ways that reduce its hold on everyday life by naming distressing memories and learning new responses. Another approach involves skill building for grief, self-esteem, and motivation, teaching specific strategies to manage difficult thoughts and to try new behaviors. Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative task. She and the client review what feels most useful, adjust methods over time, and choose which techniques fit current goals and tolerance for change. The therapist helps clients weigh options and tests approaches in short steps so they can see what helps. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into daily routines. It can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a busy week, and let someone join from a spot that minimizes interruption. Because the original biography did not list specific session formats, confirm available session options before booking. The focus is on making sessions match the client's schedule and needs without assuming any particular format.Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with trauma and abuse, grief and loss, self-esteem, career uncertainty, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include life purpose, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and issues affecting veterans and first responders.
How does she approach someone who feels stuck?
She listens for practical strengths and identifies small, achievable steps. Conversations aim to translate reflection into concrete actions between sessions.
What experience does she bring?
She has 10 years of professional work experience helping people with trauma, grief, motivation, self-esteem, career concerns, and compassion fatigue.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California and practices from that state.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.