Works with
How Stephanie works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Stephanie
Stephanie Fuentes is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and grief. She offers straightforward support for mood and self-esteem struggles, life transitions, and concerns common in the LGBT community. Her approach is warm and direct, aimed at helping clients take practical steps forward.
Stephanie focuses on building a trusting relationship first. She listens closely and helps people set clear goals.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to be conversational and goal-oriented so clients can practice new skills between meetings. Her work draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral strategies, and mindfulness tools. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, try different behaviors, and use grounding practices to reduce overwhelm.
She also brings in existential and Jungian ideas when people want to explore meaning, patterns, and identity. Clients commonly come for help with anger, trauma and abuse, attachment or abandonment concerns, body image, codependency, and impulse control. She also supports those coping with caregiver stress, family problems, and questions about life purpose.
Sessions aim to be practical and paced to each person. Stephanie encourages small, achievable steps and checks in on progress. Her style balances empathy with clear guidance so clients can move toward better daily functioning and self-understanding.
What Stephanie works with
Everything Stephanie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Stephanie's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Stephanie lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online sessions
Stephanie uses client-centered therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the client's goals guide the work. This approach is useful when someone needs support naming priorities, feeling heard, and building confidence to try new steps.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. CBT is practical for anxiety, anger, low mood, and impulse control because it teaches clear skills to change reactions and routines.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Stephanie works together with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and preferences. That may mean mixing client-centered listening with CBT exercises or adding mindfulness practices to reduce stress and increase awareness.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation, while phone sessions can work better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging offer brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or ongoing communication between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and try different ways of working to see what helps most.
Questions people ask about Stephanie
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, and life transitions. She also addresses trauma, self-esteem, family problems, and issues common in the LGBT community.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and direct, focusing on listening, setting clear goals, and practicing skills between sessions. Sessions are conversational and aimed at making practical changes.
What is her professional background?
She has 15 years of experience working in mental health. That experience includes helping people with mood, stress, trauma, and relationship-related concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida and provides services to people located in that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.