Stephanie Holder

Stephanie Holder is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in California. She draws on eight years of clinical practice to help people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, grief, depression, anger, and life transitions. Her approach aims to be warm and respectful so clients can feel heard and begin making changes.

Stephanie centers the relationship in therapy and uses straightforward techniques tailored to each person. She listens for what matters most and helps clients set practical goals. Sessions mix talking, skill practice, and small steps clients can try between meetings.

She commonly uses client-centered methods alongside cognitive behavioral tools and solution-focused work. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing also appear in sessions when they fit a client's goals. These approaches are used to address things like trauma, parenting stress, addiction concerns, career issues, and attention difficulties such as ADHD.

Stephanie has worked in social work and mental health settings that exposed her to adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, and end-of-life topics. That background informs how she supports people coping with loss, guilt, or major life change.

Her style is compassionate and practical. She helps people break problems into manageable parts, try specific strategies, and notice what changes. The aim is steady progress toward clearer priorities and more workable daily routines.

How Stephanie’s approaches fit in online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful relationship. It helps people clarify what they want to change and feel supported while they try new behaviors. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches concrete skills to shift unhelpful reactions. It is often used for anxiety, depression, anger, and stress management.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Stephanie will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and comfort level. That choice can change over time as progress is made and new priorities emerge.

Because session formats are not specified in the biography, please confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, avoid travel time, and use brief check-ins when schedules demand it. It also supports practicing skills in day-to-day settings and keeping momentum between visits while tailoring methods to what the client finds most helpful.