Yvette Skope

Yvette Skope is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based on the Big Island of Hawaii. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family challenges, trauma, depression, and issues like addiction, grief, and low self-esteem. Yvette also supports those dealing with intimacy concerns, parenting strain, sleep and eating problems, ADHD, and life transitions.

She brings six years of clinical experience, much of it in Intensive In-Home Services for young people and their families, along with prior work in adult mental health combining therapy and case management. Yvette uses a person-centered, collaborative stance and focuses on practical change that fits each person's life.

Her approach blends Client-Centered Therapy with tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and elements of the Gottman Method where helpful. In sessions she weaves narrative and structural ideas, inner child and shadow work, and solution-focused strategies to help people revise unhelpful stories and patterns.

Yvette holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Hawaii at Hilo and a Master’s in Family Therapy from Argosy University. She is licensed in Hawaii as an LMFT. Her background includes practicum and clinical training in grief and loss work, Internal Family Systems concepts, CBT, DBT, and sand tray therapy.

She aims to create a space where people feel heard and understood. Sessions tend to center on clear goals, real-life skills, and steady steps toward healthier patterns and relationships.

How Yvette’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience and aims to meet people where they are, offering empathy and support as a foundation. This approach helps when someone needs understanding before making changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and replacing them with practical skills for managing mood, anxiety, and daily challenges. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal effectiveness, which can be useful when strong emotions or relationship patterns interfere with life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs and goals and try different methods to find what fits. Treatment decisions are collaborative and adjusted as progress and challenges emerge.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for quicker check-ins on high-stress days. Some formats also let people choose shorter sessions when needed or avoid being on camera if that helps them engage. Talk with the therapist about practical preferences so sessions match daily routines and technical needs.