Yeni Then-Yaegel, LCSW

Yeni Then-Yaegel is a bilingual therapist who speaks English and Spanish and practices in New Jersey. She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential and brings 28 years of experience to sessions. Yeni focuses on everyday thoughts and habits that affect stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting, and self-esteem.

Clients can expect straightforward conversations that center on what is happening now. Yeni helps people name troubling thoughts and notice the habits that keep problems going. She aims to make the room a calm place to talk without judgment.

Her work often addresses family and relationship strain, parenting challenges, and feelings of isolation or emptiness. She also supports people dealing with obsessive thoughts, compulsions, eating and food-related concerns, and the effects of abandonment or family-of-origin issues. Autism and intellectual disability are included among the focus areas she has experience with.

Yeni uses practical, goal-oriented methods drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy. Sessions tend to emphasize small, concrete steps clients can try between meetings and ways to shift unhelpful thinking patterns. The focus is on real-life changes rather than abstract theory.

She encourages people to take the first step when they feel ready. Starting therapy means picking a time to talk and working together to set goals that fit everyday life. Her bilingual skills can help Spanish speakers access care in their preferred language.

How CBT and Solution-Focused Work Online

Yeni uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thought patterns that drive anxiety and low mood. CBT sessions typically include identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing them against real-life evidence, and practicing new ways of responding to situations.

She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy, which concentrates on small, practical steps and on what is already working. This approach is helpful for people who want clear, short-term goals and strategies to move forward in everyday life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Yeni will discuss goals and preferences with each person and adjust methods based on what seems most useful. That collaborative process helps shape session focus and homework between meetings.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy schedule, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use remote sessions to work on thought patterns, practice new skills, and support day-to-day changes in behavior.