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  • Yvette E. McDonald, LCSW-QS

Who Am I?

Updated: Jun 22, 2018

Maybe you haven’t taken much time in life to think about who you are. Or perhaps you have come to the end of self or the end of a situation and life has forced you to ask these questions: Who am I and what do I want the rest of my life to be and look like?  


Who Am I?

As you look at the choices you’ve made you wrestle with your thoughts and feelings, questioning who you are or how can you do life differently. Perhaps you find yourself:

  • Not being the spouse or parent you want to be

  • In a marriage or relationship that feels dead or impossible

  • Still single

  • In and out of relationships and can't figure how to settle down

  • Stuck in a pattern of destruction

  • Seeing the world in black and white

  • Lost and hopeless

  • Exasperated

  • Overwhelmed

  • At the end of self

  • At the end of circumstances

  • At the end of relationship

  • Feeling less than

  • Wanting to do life differently

  • See yourself differently

  • Conquer challenges more effectively

  • Not live life in fast forward missing the important things in life

When I sat in my sea of questions over ten years ago, I was in the hardest part of my marriage and life for that matter. I didn't realize how long I had been living in my tiles, that I didn’t know how to move forward or who I was. I didn’t know how to create the life that I wanted but I knew I didn’t want the life that I had. I began to question everything around me, my relationships and I also questioned my knowledge of relationships.   I questioned my purpose. I questioned what happiness and love was and if I would ever experience either of them.


Crazy thing is that coming to the end of myself and to the end of my circumstances was the best thing that could’ve ever happened to me. It forged the person I am today.  It allowed me an opportunity to create new exciting chapters in my book of life. It had me look at life differently. Experience life differently. It put this lens of intentionality on my vision and changed the way I processed life.  These are the things I help people work through and towards during our time together. The process is shorter/longer for some than others, as the journey to self is unique for everybody but it’s a journey full of: Adventure. New beginnings. Surprises. Challenges. Growth both wanted and unwanted. In addition I specialize in helping individuals:

  • Manage and overcome Anxiety

  • Manage and overcome Depression

  • Work through Feelings of Overwhelm and/or Panic

  • Learn, grow and manage Intense Emotions

  • Increase Self confidence and Self-esteem

  • Increase Self-awareness and Self-Love

  • Adjust and change your Perspective

  • Change and Manage your Thoughts

  • Make Intentional Choices

  • Improve Relationship Patterns

  • Transformation of your Mindset

  • Create Healthy Lifestyle Choices


So at the end of it all I help you be the best version of self and see yourself through a different set of lenses. I love this poem that clearly states it. A sign handcrafted by House of Belonging reads:

You be you. Darling, That one thing that you have but nobody else has is you. Your voice. Your story. Your vision. Your heart. Your soul. So laugh and sing. Dance and play. Write and draw. Create and build. Love and shine. Stay true to yourself. Embrace your inner beauty and remember to live life AS ONLY YOU CAN.

All this working together is wrapped up in a down to earth, quirky counselor that's passionate about helping you unpack the past and present in order to live a life as only you can, in the best version of self.  Because you are the only you there is and that’s a beautiful fact!


 


Yvette E. McDonald is the owner and counselor at Traveling Light Counseling, a practice for individuals helping them discover the person they were always meant to be as they become the best version of self in their roles and relationships in the Port Saint Lucie and Martin County area. I'm passionate about helping individuals write a new chapter in their journey of life. If you're in the Saint Lucie or Martin County Area and life isn't quite what you expected it to be at this point in your journey, please give me a call at 772-361-8448 for a free, 15-minute phone consultation.