Stephanie Goossens Alayon, LCSW

Stephanie Goossens Alayon meets people where they are and helps them handle stress and anxiety. She focuses on everyday struggles like relationship strain, low self-esteem, and major life changes. She speaks English and Spanish and brings a calm, straightforward style to sessions.

Stephanie earned a Master’s-level clinical social work credential and holds the LCSW. She has five years of experience working with adults after earlier work with adolescents and young adults. That background informs how she tailors support to different life stages and stressors.

In sessions she uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment-based ideas, dialectical behavior approaches, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques. She breaks problems into clear, manageable steps and teaches practical skills people can use right away. Sessions often include short exercises, real-world practice, and reflection on what works.

She helps people address specific concerns like abandonment, communication problems, family of origin issues, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. She also supports those facing role changes, decisions about commitment, or somatic symptoms linked to stress.

Stephanie aims for a collaborative, down-to-earth process. Conversations are direct but warm, focused on small changes that add up. Her style suits people who want clear tools and steady guidance while they navigate difficult moments.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Stephanie often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns of thought and behavior and try small experiments to change them. CBT is useful for anxiety, stress, and self-esteem work because it focuses on concrete steps and measurable progress.

She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how earlier relationships affect current connections and feelings. This approach helps people who struggle with abandonment, commitment questions, or communication problems understand repeating patterns and practice different ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to shape sessions around goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.

Online therapy with her includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skills practice. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited. Messaging and live chat work well for brief check-ins, homework discussion, or steady support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy schedules and life changes.