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Yesenia Willis, LCSW

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About Yesenia Willis, LCSW

I am a bilingual (English/Spanish) trauma-informed therapist and the heart behind Cardenales Healing Center. I specialize in supporting first- and second-generation individuals, especially young adults, children, and families navigating the complex layers of trauma, identity, neurodivergence, and cultural assimilation.

My path to this work began long before I became a therapist. I’ve always known I was meant to help others heal. Growing up as a highly sensitive and neurodivergent child, I often felt like I lived between worlds:  born in Mexico, raised in San Benito, Texas, and learning to exist in spaces that didn’t always know how to hold all of who I was. My personal experience and education has given me the confidence to know that I can help you. I integrate a range of therapy modalities into my practice, such as EMDR, Sandtray, Expressive Arts, Mindfulness, and in the future, Plant Medicine.

Healing isn’t one-size-fits-all. At Cardenales, we move at the pace of your body, your story, and your truth. We work on creating space for all parts of you to be heard, witnessed, and empowered.

 

Yesenia Willis, LCSW

Techniques/Modalities

  • Attachment Informed Therapy
  • Breathwork
  • Client-Centered
  • Coaching
  • Crystals
  • EMDR
  • Exposure and Response Prevention
  • Expressive Arts Therapy
  • Holistic/Wholistic Healing
  • Integrative Mental Health
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • LGBTQ+ Affirmative
  • Meditation
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Person Centered Therapy
  • Polyvagal Theory
  • Positive Parenting Practices (Triple P)
  • Safe and Sound Protocol
  • Sand Tray Therapy
  • Strengths Based
  • Tarot
  • Trauma-Informed

Specialties

  • Abuse
  • Acculturation
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Challenges
  • Attention Deficit (ADHD)
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Behavioral Challenges
  • Burnout
  • Caregivers
  • College Students
  • Complex PTSD
  • Compulsive Behaviors
  • Control and Impulsivity
  • Cultural Identity
  • Depression
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Estrangement
  • First Generation
  • Helplessness
  • Highly Sensitive Persons
  • Identity
  • Immigrant Communities
  • Impulse Control
  • Inner Child Healing
  • LGBTQ+ Affirmative
  • Life Transitions
  • Meditation
  • Neurodivergence
  • Obsessions and Compulsions
  • Parenting
  • Perfectionism
  • Phobias
  • Physical Abuse
  • Racial Trauma
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Abuse & Assault
  • Spirituality
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Workshops

Office Details

  • Consulta gratis
  • Free Consultation
  • Online Services
  • Terapia en línea

Licenses

License

Clinical Social Worker

License Number

68831

State Issued

Texas

Education

Texas State University-San Marcos
  • BSW, MSW

States Licensed In

Texas

Fees

Fees

175-200

Insurance

Aetna
Allied Benefit Systems
CIGNA
Meritain
Nippon
United Healthcare Shared Services
  • Aetna
  • Allied Benefit Systems
  • CIGNA
  • Meritain
  • Nippon
  • United Healthcare Shared Services
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Practice Details

Therapist Languages

Hablo Español

Services For

Group, Individuals

Client Age

Adolescents / Teenagers (14 to 19)
Young Adults (18-25)
Adults

Migration Background

First Gen in U.S., Not born in U.S.

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