Therasa Yehling

Therasa Yehling, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Illinois with more than 22 years of dedicated work across domestic violence services, trauma care, and the broader field of social work. She also holds credentials as an Illinois Certified Domestic Violence Professional (CDVP) and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), reflecting focused training in supporting people affected by violence and traumatic experiences. Her career has been shaped by a commitment to healing, justice, and systemic change, with an emphasis on creating pathways that support accountability, rehabilitation, and ongoing conversations about violence prevention and trauma recovery.

Her work is grounded in trauma-informed practice and includes trauma-specific techniques that address concerns such as PTSD and complex trauma, mood disorders, and the impact of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, child abuse, and exposure to violent crime. Therasa also brings experience supporting clients navigating ADHD, grief and loss, chronic pain, autoimmune disorders, weight loss, life transitions, self-esteem, and co-dependency. She maintains a steadfast focus on equity, inclusion, and ethical, humanistic care, approaching the therapeutic process with compassion, creativity, and a belief in the possibility of meaningful change.

Outside of her professional life, she values time with her husband and son. She describes her laugh as loud, boisterous, and joyfully unapologetic, and she is devoted to a Buddhist practice that guides her personally and professionally. A lifelong learner, she enjoys reading, exploring new ideas, and revisiting the worlds of Harry Potter and Friends for comfort, nostalgia, and laughter.