Stephanie Lanza, LMFT

Stephanie Lanza is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with eight years of clinical experience in California. She meets people where they are and helps them take small, practical steps toward feeling better. Her style is warm and direct, focused on real problems parents and individuals bring to sessions.

Stephanie sees a range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, and ADHD. She also addresses relationship and intimacy-related issues, self-esteem and anger, eating concerns, bipolar mood challenges, and career or life transitions. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care issues and post-traumatic stress.

Her work leans on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and solution-focused methods. That means she helps people notice how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect, and then practice concrete strategies to change patterns that aren’t working. Sessions are practical and goal-oriented, while still honoring each person’s strengths.

Stephanie has experience with parents and caregivers, including adoptive and resource/foster parents, and is familiar with the unique stresses those roles bring. She uses a respectful, collaborative tone to set manageable goals and track progress over time.

Clients can expect straightforward tools, clear homework when helpful, and a focus on skills they can use between sessions. Stephanie welcomes questions about approach and plans sessions around each person’s needs and pace.

How online work and therapy approaches come together

Stephanie often integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered work in online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes to test new results, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and ADHD-related challenges. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, reflecting, and building on a person’s strengths so goals feel personally meaningful.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try strategies, and adjust methods together as needs and preferences become clearer. Sessions often mix skill practice with discussion so the plan can shift if something isn’t working.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video allows face-to-face interaction for full conversations. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when someone prefers typed communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep continuity between appointments.