About Yasmin

Do you feel caught in a dark tunnel and have no idea how to escape?

Year after year you have professed to yourself, your spouse, friends, and loved ones, that things would be better.

You’ve created list, bought equipment, read books, listened to podcast, prayed, and maybe engaged in some things that you’re not proud of to feel better but nothing has changed.

In fact, things seem to be getting worse!

It seems you’ve even loss you “super powers” to fake it till you make it, and people are starting to notice that something isn’t right. You’re tired all the time no matter how much sleep you get. Or you’re awake all night thinking about worse case scenarios about anything.

Your zeal for life is depleted and just want to hide under a rock.

You’ve tried talking to your friends about what you’ve been experiencing but you can’t quite articulate your thoughts. And when you do, you feel misunderstood or embarrassed. And since the pandemic, all of your fears, doubts, worries, confusion, anger, frustration, feelings of sadness, isolation, and loneliness are out of control!

You are easily distracted and avoidant of everything and everyone (even your family and friends).

You even believe you’re a fraud and a failure so you want to give up on everything…school, work, your children, your friends, and sometimes life.  And thoughts that have been dominating your mind lately are unreal.

So please understand, that you don’t have to go through these experiences alone.

And it is important that you try to remember that trouble doesn’t last always, no matter how bad it seems or feels.

My name is Yasmin Vaillant Da Silva (license #148198) and I am a bilingual Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who speaks both English and Portuguese fluently.  I have over 8 years of Clinical experience and I pride myself in understanding how your problems shows up in your life so that together, we can develop a plan to minimize it, control it, and possibly even eliminate it. I provide therapy for couples, adults, young adults, children, and families, struggling with marital concerns, life transitions, low self-esteem, attachment issues, problem within families, trauma, depression, anxiety, domestic violence, and self-injurious behaviors.

My personal and professional experience will help me specify your sessions to best meet your needs, while creating an atmosphere of healing, compassion, support, and empathy so that you feel comfortable talking about anything.

SPECIALTIES:

My therapeutic technique is CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), DBT (dialectical behavior therapy), attachment theory, trauma work, and strengths-based approach.

EDUCATION:

Brazil at Pontifica Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, BS 2015 Palo Alto University, MFT Marriage & Family Therapy, Palo Alto, CA 2021.

Please call me at (925) 577-4732 for your free 15-minute phone consultation. I’d love to help you, your family, or teen in San Ramon, CA find what you need to enjoy life.