Stefanie Moreno, LCSW

Stefanie Moreno is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Virginia with ten years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, mood challenges, and the fallout from trauma. Stefanie works with individuals facing parenting strain, relationship struggles, grief, addiction concerns, and changes in life circumstances.

Her background includes roles in behavioral health, group homes, psychiatric settings, and private practice. That mix of public and private work gave her experience supporting people through crisis and longer term struggles. She draws on practical tools to help clients feel steadier in day-to-day life.

Sessions blend approaches that help people change unhelpful thinking and build new coping skills. Stefanie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns in thoughts and actions, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to help regulate intense emotions. She also brings mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques when they match a person's goals.

She often helps people with family-of-origin concerns, blended family issues, communication problems, and caregiver stress. Other areas she supports include eating and sleep problems, impulsivity, panic, OCD-related concerns, and challenges around intimacy and body image.

Stefanie aims for straightforward, compassionate work. She focuses on practical steps clients can try between sessions and listens for what matters most in each person's life. Her practice is conducted in English and is based in Virginia.

How Stefanie’s Approaches Work Online

Stefanie draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal strategies when emotions run high.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Stefanie works with each person to understand their goals and tries methods that fit their needs. She adjusts techniques over time based on what helps and what feels manageable for the client.

Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match practical needs. Video calls let people work face to face when possible. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is a concern or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for more frequent, brief exchanges and can fit into busy days or caregiving schedules. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into daily life.