Stephanie Lanza

Stephanie Lanza is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anger, anxiety, depression, grief, or major life changes. She also supports those dealing with trauma, addiction, eating concerns, and questions about identity and relationships.

Stephanie has eight years of clinical experience. She works with individuals across the lifespan, and has particular experience supporting adoptive and foster parents. Her background includes helping people manage ADHD, bipolar mood swings, compassion fatigue, and intimacy or family tensions.

In sessions she uses a client-centered stance that starts with what matters most to the person in front of her. That means practicing active listening and building on each person’s strengths. She also draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thinking and solution-focused strategies to set small, practical goals.

When trauma is involved she brings trauma-focused strategies into the work and pays attention to safety and pacing. Parents and caregivers can expect concrete tools for behavior, emotional regulation, and communicating needs with children and other adults.

Stephanie aims to keep therapy straightforward and goal-oriented. She helps people notice patterns, try small changes, and track what works. Prospective clients complete a short questionnaire to get matched and then schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.

How Stephanie's Approaches Shape Online Therapy

Stephanie commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy in her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and building on each person's strengths to set goals and make changes. Trauma-Focused Therapy pays attention to pacing, safety, and techniques that help people process or manage traumatic memories and reactions.

She also integrates Cognitive Behavioral ideas when helpful, which means identifying thinking patterns that keep problems going and practicing small behavior changes to see what helps. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level rather than imposing a single plan.

If you are considering online therapy, check the session options before booking to confirm current formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow for quicker check-ins when schedules are tight. Some formats also let people skip video if they prefer a shorter phone-style check-in or need less bandwidth. Discussing practical scheduling needs and day-to-day constraints is part of the first conversations so sessions support real life and goals.