Jody Yeh-Shinbrood , LCSW

Jody Yeh-Shinbrood is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing out of North Dakota and also licensed to practice in Illinois. With more than 18 years of clinical experience, she has supported individuals and families through a wide range of challenges, including depression, stress and anxiety, major life adjustments, grief and loss, family conflict, anger management, parenting concerns, and decision-making difficulties. Her background also includes extensive work with families of children with special needs and experience in medical settings helping people navigate major medical crises and related family stressors.

Jody emphasizes a strengths-based, collaborative approach that recognizes each person already has resources to create meaningful change. She aims to provide a warm, respectful environment where clients can explore feelings, clarify values, and build practical skills. Jody draws on research-informed methods such as motivational interviewing, symptom-targeted intervention (STI), and solution-focused brief therapy to help clients set goals, develop coping strategies, and increase self-efficacy. Her practice focuses on helping people identify their priorities and develop tools they can use beyond therapy to improve quality of life and reach personal goals.

Jody approaches each case with attentive listening and validation, working alongside clients to convert insight into concrete steps toward improved functioning and wellbeing.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Jody Yeh-Shinbrood

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding how early and current relationships shape emotional responses and interpersonal patterns. This approach helps people explore relationship dynamics, repair connection, and build more secure ways of relating to partners, family members, or caregivers.

Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes the client’s own goals and experiences, offering empathic listening and support to help people find their own solutions. It is useful for building self-esteem, clarifying values, and navigating life transitions.

Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, goal-oriented method that helps people resolve ambivalence and strengthen motivation for change. It is effective for addressing behavior change, decision-making, and setting achievable steps toward personal goals.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work together. Jody collaborates with clients to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies as progress is made so the plan remains practical and client-centered.

Online therapy offers flexible options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and access licensed professionals from different locations, while supporting consistent progress toward therapeutic goals.