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About Yalith Fonfa LCSW | San Francisco, CA

I became a therapist to help people live better.

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To me, that means feeling good about who you are, trusting yourself, having relationships that feel secure and loving, having a nervous system that responds flexibly to what’s happening in the present moment, and having more room in your life for connection, joy, and the things that matter to you.

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My Approach

I’m warm, grounded, and actively engaged in therapy. I’ll listen closely, help you notice patterns, and offer feedback and direction when it’s useful. I adjust to what you need—sometimes that means more space to talk and feel understood, and other times it means more structure as we work through what’s keeping you stuck.

I bring a lot of hope to this work, partly because of my own experience. I know what it’s like to live with the effects of trauma and spend years in therapy making limited progress. When I found approaches that helped me work through trauma more directly, struggles I thought would always be part of my life began to resolve.

Today, I’m happy, emotionally steady, and able to handle the hard things that come up in life. After more than 16 years in clinical mental health, I’ve also seen clients make changes they once weren’t sure were possible. The way you feel now doesn’t have to be the way you feel forever.

Training & Credentials

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

    California, Illinois, and Nevada

  • Master of Social Work

    San Francisco State University, 2012

  • 16+ years clinical experience

  • Attachment-Focused EMDR

    Parnell Institute

  • Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy

    Psychedelic Research and Training Institute, Polaris Institute

  • Somatic Experiencing

    Somatic Experiencing International- Beginner 1 level

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy

    Felton Institute

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Outside the therapy room

I live in San Francisco with my partner and Babka, my small senior poodle-mix who also joins me for many of my in-person therapy sessions.

Outside of work, I enjoy martial arts, cooking, singing and dancing in community, and spending time in nature, especially mushroom foraging.

Ready to talk?

Fill out my contact form with a little about what you’re looking for. I’ll reach out to schedule a free 10–15 minute consultation so we can talk briefly about what’s bringing you to therapy and you can ask any questions you have. If you’d like to move forward, we’ll schedule your first session, usually within the next week.

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