About Yasenka Counseling & Coaching, LLC
KORTNEY YASENKA, LCMHC
Kortney Yasenka (she/her) is a NH licensed clinical mental health counselor and life coach who provides individual, family, and group therapy, as well as life coaching to student athletes at the high school and collegiate level. Kortney is the author of Swedish Lagom: Finding Joy in Just Enough, The Stoicism Book of Quotes and contributing author of The Resilient Warrior.
She has over 15 years of experience in a variety of counseling settings, including, private practice, community mental health agencies, family resource centers, and public and private school settings. Kortney serves as a clinical supervisor to licensure candidates and treats a variety of mental disorders and life challenges and incorporates physical activity and ecotherapy into counseling and coaching sessions.
Kortney’s areas of expertise are mental health counseling, positive psychology, cognitive behavioral therapy, health psychology, sport’s life coaching, parenting coaching, teen group counseling, and veteran specific issues.
Her therapeutic and coaching approach is evidence based and results oriented. Kortney incorporates a combination of skill-based, cognitive behavioral therapy and positive psychology coaching techniques. She uses strength-based techniques that increase self-driven behavior allowing for the client to feel more in control.
Kortney graduated magna cum laude from Merrimack College with a bachelor of science in psychology and graduated summa cum laude from Northeastern University earning a masters degree in counseling psychology with a concentration in health psychology.
The Stoicism Book of Quotes
A collection of quotes based on teachings from great Stoic philosophers to help improve your overall wellbeing. Being stoic is not being void of emotions, but rather choosing how to respond. It’s making thoughtful decisions on your reaction and not allowing situations to control your responses.
I had the pleasure of being a guest on The Donna Seebo Show. Thank you for the thoughtful discussion on stoicism and for the opportunity to share The Stoicism Book of Quotes with your listeners.
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Services
INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING
LIFE COACHING FOR THE STUDENT ATHLETE
LIFE COACHING FOR THE STUDENT ATHLETE
Individual sessions include...
Intake assessment
Goal setting
Developing an action plan
Progress evaluations
The focus during sessions is on identifying stressors and developing skills and strategies that help you overcome obstacles and increase your ability to better manage and regulate your moods and emotions.
LIFE COACHING FOR THE STUDENT ATHLETE
LIFE COACHING FOR THE STUDENT ATHLETE
LIFE COACHING FOR THE STUDENT ATHLETE
This program focuses on evidence and brain- based strategies to help student athletes access their maximum potential. The program also offers Individual Coaching Sessions, Team Talks, and Consultation with Coaches.
Individual Coaching Sessions:
Individual coaching sessions are designed to meet the specific needs and goals of the student athlete.
Team Talks:
Life Coaching for the Student Athlete is also available as a team and group presentation. Group seminars offer skills and strategies to help strengthen the athlete’s mental game.
Consultation with Coaches:
One time or ongoing sessions are available to coaches to help identify best practices and learn methods to help guide and support the mental well- being of the student athlete.
JUST FOR GIRLS GROUP
LIFE COACHING FOR THE STUDENT ATHLETE
GIRL TALK: STRATEGIES FOR SOCIAL STRESS
Just For Girls is a group designed specifically for young girls, ages 8 through 12 that promotes self-confidence, enhances positive thinking, and strengthens social skills.
Sessions focus on teaching cognitive restructuring and brain-based techniques to increase positive thinking and mood regulation. Group members will also learn the importance and link between physical activity and a healthy life style with overall mental health and well- being.
Just For Girls is a 5 week program that meets weekly for a one hour session.
GIRL TALK: STRATEGIES FOR SOCIAL STRESS
GIRL TALK: STRATEGIES FOR SOCIAL STRESS
GIRL TALK: STRATEGIES FOR SOCIAL STRESS
Girl Talk is a psychosocial group designed specifically for middle school aged girls that focus on coping with everyday social stressors. Girls will learn strategies to better regulate anxious symptoms while increasing self-confidence and developing a stronger sense of self.
Girl Talk is a 5 week program that meets weekly for a one hour session. Sessions focus on teaching cognitive restructuring and brain-based techniques to increase positive thinking and mood regulation.
PARENTING COACHING
GIRL TALK: STRATEGIES FOR SOCIAL STRESS
PARENTING COACHING
Parenting Coaching includes...
Parenting Style Questionnaire
Identifying Challenging Behaviors
Learning Positive, Strength-Based Interventions
Goal Setting
Parenting Coaching allows parents of all aged children to learn how to better communicate, respond, and understand their children's behaviors.
Focus of Treatment
BRAIN-BASED STRATEGIES
Brain-based strategies are techniques that are based on scientific research regarding how the brain functions and grows socially, emotionally, and cognitively. These strategies are used in therapy to help better regulate your mood, emotions, and behaviors and to better understand the brain's role in mental health.
POSITIVE THINKING
Research shows that positive thinking can change the pathways in your brain to make you view situations differently that in turn change how you feel and behave. Positive thinking helps increase good chemicals in your brain that make you feel better. Counseling sessions focus on teaching positive thinking strategies and how to increase positive thinking in your daily life.
BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Yasenka Counseling & Coaching, LLC acknowledges the mental health benefits of exercise and encourages all clients to participate in physical activity. Physical activity is known to decrease depression and anxiety, increase self- esteem, and promote healthy sleep patterns. Physical activity is often incorporated into counseling sessions when appropriate and in the client's best interest.