Yelena Drozdov-Clawson

Yelena Drozdov-Clawson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Wisconsin who helps people through major life transitions and emotional challenges. She focuses on building resilience, improving self-understanding, and teaching practical coping skills for stress, anxiety, depression, career strain, and self-esteem struggles.

Her work pays particular attention to women's issues and multicultural concerns, along with caregiver stress, family tensions, and immigration-related challenges. She also supports people facing aging and geriatric issues and those coping with eating and food-related difficulties.

Yelena describes her style as compassionate and measured. She offers a thoughtful approach that aims to respect each person's background and pace. Sessions emphasize clear goals, step-by-step strategies, and steady progress rather than quick fixes.

She draws on both in-person and virtual clinical experience to tailor work to each person. Clients can expect help creating realistic plans for building self-esteem, managing panic or mood symptoms, and strengthening communication skills. The focus is on usable tools that fit everyday life.

Yelena brings about 10 years of experience to her practice and combines practical problem solving with empathic listening. People who want to cultivate more self-love, better emotional balance, and greater personal empowerment may find her style useful.

Approaches that guide online care

Yelena uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and insight. One common approach she uses teaches practical coping strategies for anxiety and panic; it helps people learn specific steps to calm intense feelings and handle triggers. Another thread in her work helps people rebuild self-esteem and self-love by identifying negative patterns and practicing new, kinder ways of relating to themselves and others.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust the focus based on what helps most. Clients and the therapist decide together which methods fit their life and preferences.

If you are considering online care, confirm the current session options before booking. The therapist has experience with virtual work, and online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, handle brief check-ins between commitments, or avoid travel time. It can also allow people to continue care when life changes make in-person visits harder. Ask about specific session formats when you start the matching questionnaire so arrangements match your needs.