- Addictions support
- Life purpose exploration
- Attachment work
About Garysha
Garysha Youngblood is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with six years of clinical experience. She has worked with people in locked, legal, and recovery settings and focuses on concerns such as addictions, LGBTQ issues, trauma and abuse, motivation, self-esteem, and confidence.
Her style is direct and practical. Sessions often involve talking through current problems and looking at what a person wants next. She draws on attachment-based ideas to notice how relationships affect feelings. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone struggles with change or with substance use. Somatic methods bring attention to how the body reacts to stress and trauma.
Garysha helps people facing big life shifts who feel stuck or unsure of next steps. She also works with those dealing with body image, life purpose, multicultural concerns, polyamory and non-monogamous relationship questions, prejudice and discrimination, self-love, and women's issues. Her background in legal and recovery settings informs how she supports people managing external systems as well as internal change.
In sessions she aims to be straightforward and curious. Conversations can include identifying practical next steps, building motivation, and learning simple body-based grounding when emotions feel overwhelming. People who want clear, concrete work on direction, coping, and relationship patterns often seek her approach.
To begin, clients use the site's matching process and schedule a first session. The structure and pacing of work are decided together, based on the person's goals and circumstances.
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in relationships and how those patterns affect mood and decisions. Online sessions can be used to notice these patterns, talk through relationship moments, and practice new responses in real time. Motivational Interviewing focuses on strengthening a person's own reasons for change. In remote sessions this becomes a collaborative conversation about values, barriers, and small next steps to try between meetings. Somatic Therapy brings attention to the body's signals - breathing, tension, or movement - and uses brief body-focused exercises to reduce overwhelm and anchor attention.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist helps clients choose between conversational, motivational, or body-focused methods based on what they want to achieve. That decision is made together and can change as needs shift across sessions.
Confirm session formats before booking so you know how meetings are conducted. Many people find online work helps fit therapy into busy lives because sessions can be scheduled from wherever they are, reduce travel time, and make it easier to attend short check-ins on difficult days. If quieter surroundings, a shorter check-in, or a session without video would help, discuss those preferences when you book so the format supports the work you want to do.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She works with addictions, LGBTQ concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include body image, life purpose, multicultural concerns, polyamory and prejudice.
How would she approach someone feeling stuck?
Her style blends attachment-based conversation, Motivational Interviewing to build readiness for change, and somatic techniques to address bodily responses. Work is practical and oriented toward small, concrete steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of clinical experience, including work in locked, legal, and recovery settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in California and practices from that state.
What languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with her from outside the U.S.?
International clients are not currently accepted. Sessions are offered to people based in the therapist's operating region.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact fees are provided during the matching and booking steps.
What are the steps to get started?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.