Yelena Drozdov-Clawson

Yelena Drozdov-Clawson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Wisconsin. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and eating or food-related concerns. Her style aims to help clients build resilience and clearer self-understanding during hard life moments.

She works with people facing career difficulties and struggles with self-esteem. Yelena also supports women and people navigating multicultural and immigration-related stresses. Caregiver strain, family problems, and challenges related to aging are part of her practice focus.

Yelena uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people develop practical coping strategies. Sessions typically include goal-setting and skill-building to improve emotional balance and everyday functioning. The approach is practical and steady, with attention to each person's background and needs.

She has ten years of experience working in both in-person and virtual settings. That background informs a calm, thoughtful way of working with older adults and others who prefer a conservative therapeutic pace. Yelena emphasizes gradual change and measurable steps.

Clients who work with her can expect individualized plans focused on self-love, communication skills, and realistic strategies for managing mood and anxiety. She values collaboration and respects each person’s story while helping them move toward clearer goals and greater emotional steadiness.

How evidence-based work translates to online therapy

Yelena draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage mood and anxiety and to address eating and food-related concerns. She uses interventions that focus on building coping skills and improving self-understanding, and she employs practical goal-setting to address career stress and self-esteem issues.

She also emphasizes approaches that support emotional regulation and communication. These methods help people notice patterns in thinking and behavior, practice new skills between sessions, and apply changes to daily routines. The focus is on gradual, measurable steps that fit each person’s situation.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Yelena discusses options with each person and adjusts methods based on goals, needs, and preferences. Together they decide which techniques feel most helpful and adapt the plan as progress unfolds.

Session format details are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Licensed professionals often find virtual sessions useful for maintaining continuity of care and practicing new skills between meetings.