Jody Yeh-Shinbrood

Jody Yeh-Shinbrood is a licensed clinical social worker with 18 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and parenting concerns, and the strain that comes with life changes. Parents and caregivers will find practical, down-to-earth support for family conflict and everyday challenges. Jody also lists experience with LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and intimacy-related concerns.

She works in a warm, respectful way that focuses on the person in front of her. Jody emphasizes client choice and helps people name their own goals. Sessions tend to be collaborative and aimed at building on strengths already present in a person’s life.

Jody uses several evidence-based approaches. She draws on attachment-based work to look at how relationships shape feelings and behavior. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to spot patterns and practice small changes that lead to different results. Motivational interviewing helps people clarify what matters and make steady progress toward those values.

Her background includes work with families of children who have special needs and experience in medical settings supporting people facing major health crises. Jody holds LCSW licenses in North Dakota and Illinois and bases her practice in North Dakota.

She encourages clients to choose goals that fit their values and to learn skills they can use outside therapy. The focus is on practical steps, problem solving, and helping people regain more joy and balance in everyday life.

How Jody’s approaches translate to online work

Jody uses attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape feelings and reactions. This approach helps when trust, closeness, or repeated patterns in relationships are part of the problem. She also uses client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s own views and choices, creating space to talk through what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is another tool she uses to identify thought and behavior patterns and practice manageable changes that reduce symptoms.

Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and make adjustments as they go. Expect decisions about methods and pace to be collaborative and tailored to what helps the individual make steady progress.

The original biography does not list specific session formats for online care, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, support check-ins between appointments, and allow focused skill practice without lengthy travel. It can also let people choose quieter times, shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or camera-off options if that helps them engage. Licensed professionals will discuss which arrangements best match a person’s goals and day-to-day needs.