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Lucia Stanfield

Family-focused therapist helping practical change

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Credentials
LMHC
Experience
20 years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Lucia

Lucia Stanfield offers practical support for parents and families facing stress, loss, or big changes. She focuses on real-life problems like parenting challenges, relationship strain, anxiety, depression, and grief. Lucia speaks plainly and helps people find clearer ways to cope and move forward.

She is a Florida licensed mental health counselor - LMHC - with 20 years of experience. Her style is warm and nonjudgmental. Sessions center on what a person or family needs right now, and on simple tools that can help day to day.

Background and approach

Lucia draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy and attachment-based work to address patterns that keep problems repeating. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take small steps that matter. Techniques are explained in straightforward language and practiced together in session.

Her background includes long experience with mood disorders, trauma and addiction-related concerns, and caregiving stress. She also supports people working through identity, intimacy, and communication issues in family life. Lucia adapts her methods to each person’s situation rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.

In sessions clients learn practical skills for stress, sleeping, anger, and low self-esteem. The goal is to build usable habits and clearer communication at home. Lucia helps people break down big problems into manageable next steps.

Evidence-based approaches for online family and parenting work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters most to them and then take small, value-driven steps. It is useful for handling stress, anxiety, and life transitions by focusing on actions that match personal goals.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions link together and teaches practical tools to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for depression, sleeping problems, anger, and anxiety to build better daily habits.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current family dynamics. This approach can help improve communication, trust, and connection within families.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Treatment plans are adjusted as progress is made so the approach fits the family or individual.

Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules and to keep up with coaching between meetings. The variety of formats supports flexible scheduling and helps maintain continuity during life transitions.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Lucia address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including addictions, parenting, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, grief, and stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm and nonjudgmental and focuses on straightforward, practical skills. Sessions emphasize clear steps and coping tools for daily life.
What is her professional background?
Lucia has 20 years of clinical experience helping people with mood, trauma, caregiver stress, and interpersonal issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Florida licensed mental health counselor, FL LMHC MH14998, and practices from Florida.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
Which session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
20 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English

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