Stephanie Fuertes, LMHC - Therapist in New York

About Stephanie

Stephanie Fuertes is a licensed mental health counselor in New York who focuses on family and parenting concerns along with a range of emotional and relationship issues. She uses a straightforward and genuine style. Sessions are warm, nonjudgmental, and focused on practical steps families and individuals can use right away.

Stephanie speaks English and Spanish and brings six years of experience to her work. She sees how stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and relationship strain affect daily life.

Background and approach

She helps people notice unhelpful thinking, build clearer communication, and manage strong emotions. When addiction, bipolar mood shifts, or chronic illness complicate things, she supports problem solving and coping strategies that fit each person's situation. Her approach centers on the person in front of her.

Using client-centered therapy, she treats clients as experts on their own lives while offering guidance. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to map links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Mindfulness tools are offered to help slow down and regulate intense emotions.

Sessions can include motivational interviewing to strengthen reasons for change and solution-focused techniques to set small, achievable goals. Stephanie aims for clear, workable plans rather than long lists of theory. Her manner is direct and compassionate, and she focuses on what will help in day-to-day family life.

To begin, interested people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions through the site's process. Pricing varies by location and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Practical approaches for online family and parenting support

Stephanie blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques to guide online sessions. Client-centered therapy means she listens closely and treats each person as the expert on their life, helping them set goals that matter. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions to identify small changes that make daily life easier and reduce conflict.

She also brings mindfulness practices into sessions to help slow down strong emotions and improve present-moment awareness during stressful parenting moments. Together, therapist and client review what is working and what is not, and they choose approaches that match the client’s needs and preferences. Finding the right method is a collaborative process where plans are adjusted as goals evolve.

Online therapy offers flexible access to support through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. That flexibility can make it easier to fit conversations about parenting, relationships, or stress into busy schedules. The formats allow for brief check-ins, goal setting, and follow-up between longer sessions, which helps keep change moving forward.

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.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting, and related issues listed in her profile.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is authentic, compassionate, and nonjudgmental, with a focus on practical steps and clear plans for everyday life.

What is her professional background?

She has six years of clinical experience working with adults facing life transitions, emotional and behavioral problems, and relationship difficulties.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a licensed mental health counselor - NY LMHC 010767 - practicing from New York.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

What session formats are available?

Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are costs handled?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 6 years
Licensed: New York
Languages: English, Spanish

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