Yelida Clark, MA, ALMFT,
About Yelida Clark (She/Her)
Yelida, ALMFT, believes that meaningful change begins when clients feel genuinely heard, understood, and accepted. Her approach to therapy is warm and collaborative, creating a space where clients can show up as themselves without fear of judgment. She works with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families, helping them navigate emotional challenges, strengthen relationships, and develop a deeper understanding of themselves. She particularly enjoys helping couples break out of painful communication patterns and reconnect with one another. Yelida provides therapy in both English and Spanish and values incorporating each client’s cultural background and unique experiences into treatment.
Yelida has experience supporting clients through anxiety, depression, grief, relationship difficulties, family conflict, and major life transitions. She draws from evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Gottman Method Couples Therapy, in which she has completed Level 2 training.
Outside of the therapy room, Yelida enjoys tending to her perennial garden beds in the warmer months, and curling up with her Shiba Inu puppy, her Kindle and a homemade treat in the colder months. Her current favorite treat to make is pumpkin snickerdoodle cake.
Yelida Clark provides services with supervision.
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Individual Therapy: Ages 6-75+
- Couples Therapy: Ages 18-75+
Areas of Focus
Individual Therapy
Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.
- Anxiety
- Depression/feeling down
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Panic attacks
- Self-esteem
- Stress management
- Ability status
- Adoption & foster care
- Aging
- Anger issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism: generally independent
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body image
- Bullying or harassment
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Career & work issues
- Caregiving
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Conditions caused by stress
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Emotional abuse
- Empty nesters
- End-of-life challenges
- Ethnic identity
- Family conflict
- Fertility
- First responder stress
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gender identity
- General relationship issues
- Grief & loss
- Immigration/cultural status
- Intellectual challenges: generally independent
- Intense mood changes
- Learning challenges
- LGBTQ+
- Marital stress or divorce
- Men's health/issues
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Military & veteran
- Other women's health concerns
- Parenthood
- Parenting
- Patterns affecting behavior, emotions and relationships
- Personality disorders
- PMS & PMDD
- Post-partum depression & anxiety
- Pre-conception
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy loss
- Premarital counseling
- Racial identity
- Retirement
- School avoidance
- School behavioral issues
- Self-injury or cutting
- Sex & intimacy issues
- Sexual trauma
- Social injustice
- Social skills & communication
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Trauma & PTSD
Couples Therapy
Helps partners address relationship conflict and improve communication with a clinician's guidance.
- General relationship issues
- Marital stress or divorce
- Premarital counseling
- Ability status
- Adoption & foster care
- Aging
- Anger issues
- Anxiety
- Attachment issues
- Autism: generally independent
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body image
- Bullying or harassment
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Career & work issues
- Caregiving
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Conditions caused by stress
- Depression/feeling down
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Emotional abuse
- Empty nesters
- End-of-life challenges
- Ethnic identity
- Family conflict
- Fertility
- First responder stress
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gender identity
- Grief & loss
- Immigration/cultural status
- Intellectual challenges: generally independent
- Intense mood changes
- Learning challenges
- LGBTQ+
- Men's health/issues
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Military & veteran
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- Parenthood
- Parenting
- Patterns affecting behavior, emotions and relationships
- Personality disorders
- PMS & PMDD
- Post-partum depression & anxiety
- Pre-conception
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy loss
- Racial identity
- Retirement
- School behavioral issues
- Self-esteem
- Self-injury or cutting
- Sex & intimacy issues
- Sexual trauma
- Social injustice
- Social skills & communication
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Stress management
- Trauma & PTSD
Therapy Types
- ACT Therapy
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
- EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy)
- Family Systems Therapy
- Gottman Method
- IFS Therapy (Internal Family Systems)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Narrative Therapy
- Parenting Support
- Play Therapy
- Sand Tray Therapy
- Social Skills Training
- Strength-Based Therapy
Insurances Accepted
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Education
- Syracuse University
- UNIBE of Santo Domingo
Locations
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815-320-2024
877-428-7891
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Frequently Asked
Questions About
Yelida Clark
Please use our online form to schedule an appointment with Yelida Clark. You can also call 815-320-2024 to have someone assist you.
Yelida Clark generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist. Please call 815-320-2024 to find out Yelida Clark's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Yelida Clark:
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 815-320-2024 to see how we can help.
Yelida Clark is a Therapy Clinician and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
Yelida Clark works at:
Yelida Clark only offers in-office visits at this time. To find a provider in your area that offers online telehealth visits, please call us at 815-320-2024 or search our provider directory.
Yes, Yelida Clark is currently offering in-office visits at the following location:
- English
- Spanish