Stephanie Lanza

Compassionate, practical therapy for life transitions

LMFT California

Experience: 8 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Stephanie

Stephanie Lanza is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with eight years of clinical experience.

Background and approach

She works with children, adolescents, and adults who are navigating concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, ADHD, grief, parenting challenges, relationship and family issues, and other life transitions. Her background includes substantial work with adoptive and foster/resource parents addressing the particular stresses and dynamics those families face.

Her therapeutic stance centers on client strengths and collaboration, blending client-centered listening with practical strategies drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and solution-focused methods. Stephanie also integrates trauma-focused perspectives when past harm affects current functioning, and she uses family systems understanding to map relational patterns that influence individual concerns.

This flexible approach supports short- and longer-term goals, from coping skills for acute stress to deeper work on attachment, intimacy, and identity-related issues. Stephanie offers a warm, goal-oriented style aimed at helping people build resilience and clearer ways of relating to themselves and others.

She holds a California LMFT credential (CA LMFT 106859) and provides services in English for clients within the state.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Stephanie typically blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and trauma-focused work with client-centered attention to make online sessions practical and supportive. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and developing concrete coping skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and address behaviors like those involved in eating difficulties or addictions. Trauma-focused therapy pays attention to how past hurts shape current feelings and reactions, offering strategies to process traumatic memories and reduce their hold on daily life.

Finding the right approach is collaborative; she works with each client to shape the methods and goals that best match their needs, preferences, and pace. That means exploring whether short-term, solution-focused steps are appropriate or whether deeper trauma-informed or family-oriented work is needed, and adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which can make it easier to fit care into busy schedules or to continue work from home. These formats offer flexibility for follow-up, skill coaching between sessions, and a range of communication styles so clients can choose what feels most helpful for their therapeutic work.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Stephanie address?

She sees clients for many issues including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, ADHD, addictions, parenting and family concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and anger problems, bipolar disorder, career-related stress, and compassion fatigue.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is client-centered and strengths-based, combining active listening with practical skills and goal-focused work to help clients move toward meaningful change.

What is her clinical background and experience?

She has eight years of experience working with children, adolescents, and adults and has particular experience supporting adoptive and foster/resource parents.

What credentials and location should I know about?

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California with the license number CA LMFT 106859 and practices within that state.

Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which formats are available for remote sessions?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are session costs structured?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working with her?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments according to her availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse GriefParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes Compassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster carePost-traumatic stress

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English