Stephanie Lanza , LMFT

Stephanie Lanza is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Southern California with eight years of clinical experience. She has worked with children, adolescents, and adults addressing a wide spectrum of concerns, including depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, ADHD, grief, addictions, relationship and family challenges, and coping with life changes. Her background also includes extensive experience supporting adoptive families and resource or foster parents as they navigate the distinct stresses and dynamics of caregiving.

Stephanie emphasizes a client-centered, strengths-based approach that highlights each person or family's existing resources and goals. She integrates practical strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy alongside family systems perspectives to create an individualized plan of care. These combined approaches aim to help clients build coping skills, shift unhelpful patterns, and strengthen relational connections. As an LMFT, Stephanie brings specialized training in relational and systemic work to support clients across developmental stages and family contexts.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Stephanie uses client-centered therapy to create a collaborative and respectful environment that centers the individual or family's priorities. This approach focuses on listening, validating strengths, and helping clients explore their goals and values to guide change.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT teaches practical strategies for managing symptoms like anxiety and depression and for building skills to handle everyday stressors.

Trauma-Focused Therapy is applied when past events are affecting current functioning. It involves careful, paced work to process traumatic experiences and develop coping tools that reduce the impact of those memories on daily life.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Stephanie and clients work together to determine which methods best fit the person’s needs, goals, and preferences, and adapt interventions over time.

Online therapy offers flexible access to licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity across life changes, and connect with therapists from home or other convenient locations.