Therapist profile
Olin "Kirk" Yauchler, LCSW
Wisconsin
LCSW - Relationships and Addictions
Continue with OlinWhere Olin stands
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Wisconsin / 7117 - 123
- NPI
- 1104863596
- Experience
- 15 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Wisconsin
About
- Codependency work
- CBT and ACT
- Motivational interviewing
About Olin
Olin "Kirk" Yauchler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Wisconsin with 15 years of experience. He works with adults on stress, anxiety, addictions, self-esteem, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting, career questions, bipolar concerns, and coaching. Codependency is listed among his additional focus areas.
He spent much of his career in direct clinical practice providing psychotherapy for individuals, couples, and families before moving into leadership roles. In leadership he oversaw behavioral health services across different settings, giving him experience with a wider continuum of care. He has since returned to direct practice and shares both clinical and administrative perspectives in sessions.
Sessions focus on practical problem solving and clearer day-to-day choices. He uses client-centered methods, helping people set goals they choose and work at their own pace. He also draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and on motivational interviewing to support change when motivation feels stuck.
Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) ideas are used to help people notice values and make room for hard feelings without getting driven by them. Conversations tend to look at patterns in relationships - like people-pleasing, boundary difficulties, control struggles, and problems that follow separation or infidelity - and then try small, doable changes.
He aims to combine practical tools with experience from different parts of behavioral health. People who come to him leave with concrete steps to test between sessions and clearer choices about relationships, work, and recovery from substance use or mood struggles.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take steps toward those values even when feelings are difficult. Online sessions can use ACT exercises to notice thoughts, name values, and plan small experiments between visits.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing it with behavioral changes. In remote sessions this can mean structured skill practice, thought records, and homework that fits a client's daily routine.
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and collaboration, with the therapist helping clients shape goals at their own pace. Online conversations can preserve that collaborative tone while using practical tools from other approaches when helpful.
Figuring out which approach fits is part of the work. The therapist will talk with clients about their needs, goals, and preferences and adapt methods together. That collaborative process makes it easier to try short experiments and adjust course based on what helps.
The original biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into work, caregiving, or travel commitments. It can also allow shorter check-ins when a full session is hard to fit, or let people skip travel time and focus on tasks between sessions.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he address?
He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma, intimacy concerns, parenting and career matters. Codependency and commitment issues are included among his focus areas.
What is his therapy style like?
He uses a client-centered style that focuses on goals the client chooses and moves at a comfortable pace. Practical tools from CBT, ACT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing are used as needed.
How much experience does he have?
He has 15 years of clinical experience and has also held leadership roles overseeing behavioral health services in multiple settings.
What are his credentials and where is he located?
He is an LCSW licensed in Wisconsin and practices from that state.
Does he offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are used?
The original biography did not specify session formats, so confirm current session options with scheduling before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.