Yolanda Planas is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor specializing in individual therapy. She earned her Master of Science degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Nova Southeastern University and her Bachelors in Social Work from Florida Atlantic University. Yolanda has worked with school aged children with emotional behavioral disabilities for the past 5 years and has an extensive background working with community mental health with at risk youth and young adults. Yolanda is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level 2, uses a combination of cognitive behavioral therapy, guided meditation and mindfulness activities in therapy to help support her clients.
Yolanda believes in a person-centered therapeutic focus to help empower her clients to tap into their individual strengths to overcome daily challenges, self advocacy and work within our community to help support each other to overcome our daily challenges. Yolanda has worked with the local school district to provide education on suicide awareness and to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness to students and staff.