Yvette Donde is a Marriage and Family Therapy intern at Northwest Relationships, practicing under the supervision of Robin Beckley, LMFT. She works with individuals, couples, and families, including children and adolescents, offering bilingual therapy in both English and Spanish. Her focus areas include anxiety, depression, trauma, family conflict, life transitions, relationship issues, and identity development, with particular attention to the experiences of Hispanic/Latinx and immigrant families. Yvette believes that change happens when clients feel safe enough to be themselves without fear of judgment, and she sees therapy as a collaborative space to make sense of the patterns that once helped us cope but no longer serve us, and to build new ways of moving forward together.

Yvette believes every client's story is unique, so she doesn't take a one-size-fits-all approach. She takes time to understand each person's experiences, values, culture, relationships, and goals before deciding together what will be most helpful, adapting her style to meet clients where they are. She draws on Gottman Method, DBT, CBT, and Family Systems, and her work is client-centered, trauma-informed, strengths-based, and culturally responsive. Whether someone comes to therapy as an individual, a couple, or a family, her goal is care that is respectful, culturally responsive, and tailored to their specific needs.

Yvette holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Washington and is currently completing her graduate training in Marriage and Family Therapy at Pacific Lutheran University. She is a Washington State Certified Medical and Social Services Interpreter, holds Gottman Levels 1 and 2 certifications, and has training in Crisis Intervention, Mobile Crisis Response, and WISE. She is a student member of AAMFT, WAMFT, and the National Latinx Psychological Association. A Russell Foundation Fellow (Class 11) and recipient of the 2022 Latinx Emerging Leadership Award from UW's Celebrando Comunidad, Yvette has spent years giving back to her community through mental health crisis trainings with the Mexican Consulate, workshops for Colectiva Legal del Pueblo, and volunteer interpretation with Tacoma Community House and Rotary Club Renton. Outside of session, she recharges in nature, hiking, running, gardening, and cooking meals to share with family, and adores her dog Bolillo, named after (and looking exactly like) the Mexican bread.