Yolanda Renteria, LPC, NCC

About the Author

Yolanda Renteria is a Mexican-American immigrant and Licensed Professional Counselor and Somatic Therapist. She works in private practice and contracts with Community Mental Health to provide trauma services for underserved communities. Yolanda is trained in EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, Brainspotting, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. In addition to her impressive Instagram community (206K followers as of 7/2/2025), she runs Yolanda Renteria, PLLC, where she provides Somatic Processing Sessions, psychoeducational workshops, and speaking services.

Yolanda writes articles for The Gottman Institute, is a medical reviewer for Verywell Mind and hosts a Spanish Mental Health Podcast for Mexican-Americans millennials. She utilizes Instagram, Tiktok, Threads and X to help adults break generational cycles with their parents and children. She has been interviewed by Parents Latina, NPR Life Kit, Selena Gomez’s Wondermind, People.com, Verywell Mind, and Viva La Mujer, among many others, and was a Keynote Speaker at Evanston High School and Family Action Network (FAN) in 2023. She regularly collaborates with other social media creators and recently joined #WeHearHer Advocacy Council. Aside from her work in mental health, she is an Adjunct Faculty Psychology Professor at Northern Arizona University. She lives with her family in San Luis, Arizona.