- Bilingual English Spanish
- 15 years experience
- Focus on depression
About Stephanie
Stephanie Blanco is a bilingual Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in California who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, and depression. She speaks English and Spanish and brings 15 years of clinical experience to brief, practical therapy conversations. Stephanie emphasizes a respectful, collaborative approach where the person’s own strengths guide the work.
She draws on several therapy styles to match what a person needs and prefers. Sessions focus on clear goals, practical steps, and understanding patterns that keep problems going. Stephanie often uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral methods to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also listens for deeper personal themes with psychodynamic ideas and centers the person’s priorities using client-centered and solution-focused techniques.
Much of her background comes from hospital-based social work. She has experience across emergency, trauma, ICU, psychiatric, mother-baby, oncology, and pandemic response settings. That work included supervising social workers and teaching health education at a community college in the evenings.
In sessions she aims to make coping skills concrete and manageable. This can include short-term plans for reducing anxiety, practical steps around addiction recovery, or communication strategies for strained relationships. Stephanie frames therapy around the person’s goals and adapts methods to fit real life.
People seeking help can expect direct listening, clear next steps, and a collaborative process that respects their story and strengths.
She draws on several therapy styles to match what a person needs and prefers. Sessions focus on clear goals, practical steps, and understanding patterns that keep problems going. Stephanie often uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral methods to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also listens for deeper personal themes with psychodynamic ideas and centers the person’s priorities using client-centered and solution-focused techniques.
Much of her background comes from hospital-based social work. She has experience across emergency, trauma, ICU, psychiatric, mother-baby, oncology, and pandemic response settings. That work included supervising social workers and teaching health education at a community college in the evenings.
In sessions she aims to make coping skills concrete and manageable. This can include short-term plans for reducing anxiety, practical steps around addiction recovery, or communication strategies for strained relationships. Stephanie frames therapy around the person’s goals and adapts methods to fit real life.
People seeking help can expect direct listening, clear next steps, and a collaborative process that respects their story and strengths.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.