Yvette Skope, LMFT

Yvette Skope is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing on the Big Island of Hawaii. She brings more than six years of clinical experience, most recently working in Intensive In Home Services with youth and their families, and earlier providing therapy and case management in adult mental health.

She works from an eclectic, strengths-oriented perspective and draws on Solution Focused, Structural, Narrative, and Collaborative models while grounding her work in a person-centered stance. She also integrates shadow work and inner child work when appropriate, helping people explore and reshape the stories that affect their relationships and sense of self. Yvette approaches change as a collaborative process that begins with honest intention and a clear sense of where a client is starting from.

Yvette earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from UH Hilo and a Master of Family Therapy from Argosy University. She is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). Her practicum and clinical trainings include grief and loss work, Internal Family Systems training, cognitive behavioral approaches, dialectical behavior therapy, and Sand Tray therapy. She aims to create a welcoming space for people to tell their stories and to support practical, meaningful steps toward change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support with Yvette Skope

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes meeting a person where they are and fostering a collaborative relationship in which the therapist supports the client's own goals and pace of change. This approach is useful for clients seeking empathetic, nonjudgmental support as they explore personal challenges.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and developing practical skills to change behaviors and improve mood. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns and offers concrete tools clients can use between sessions.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches skills for regulating intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and building healthier interpersonal effectiveness. It can benefit people managing strong mood swings, relationship difficulties, or patterns of emotional reactivity.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. Yvette collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts strategies as progress unfolds.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for scheduling and continuity of care. These formats can make it easier to access consistent support from licensed professionals while balancing work, family, and daily life.