Yvette Skope, LMFT

Yvette Skope is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based on the Big Island of Hawaii. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Her background includes work with parenting concerns, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

She brings six years of experience working in Intensive In Home Services with youth and their families, and prior work in adult mental health combining therapy and case management. She holds a Bachelor of Psychology from the University of Hawaii at Hilo and a Master of Family Therapy from Argosy University. Her clinical credential is LMFT.

Her approach mixes several methods to suit each person. She often uses person-centered ideas to meet people where they are. Cognitive Behavioral techniques and Dialectical Behavior ideas appear in her work to help manage thoughts and emotions. Emotion-focused ideas and elements of the Gottman method can be used for relationship concerns.

Yvette also uses narrative work, structural ideas, and solution-focused strategies to help people rewrite patterns that aren't serving them. She may include inner child work and shadow work when it fits the goals a person brings. Training experiences listed include grief and loss, Internal Family Systems exposure, CBT, DBT, and sand tray therapy.

Her style is down-to-earth and practical. She aims to listen first, then partner with people to set small, manageable steps. If you want support with jealousy or related relationship issues, she can help you talk through what’s happening and find clearer ways forward.

How her approaches guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and meeting people where they are, helping them feel understood and respected as they set goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and practicing small changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depressive thoughts.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) brings practical skills for managing overwhelming emotions and improving interpersonal interactions. These approaches can be used together so sessions address both immediate skills and deeper patterns behind difficulties such as jealousy, trauma responses, or communication struggles.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about what they want to change and which methods seem most useful. Together they plan steps and adjust the approach as needed based on progress and preference.

Session formats are not specified in the provided biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - it can save travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce barriers to scheduling around work or family. Licensed professionals can use these methods effectively through conversation, skills practice, and structured check-ins whether sessions are longer weekly visits or shorter focused meetings.