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Stephanie Holder

Compassionate, practical therapy for life changes

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
8 years
Licensed in
California
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Stephanie

Stephanie Holder is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in California. She brings eight years of clinical experience as a therapist, offering a warm and interactive style that helps people work through stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. Her manner is kind and respectful, aimed at building a working relationship that supports practical change.

She uses several grounded methods to guide sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and change patterns of thinking that cause distress.

Background and approach

Mindfulness tools teach simple ways to slow down and reduce overwhelm. Solution-Focused and Client-Centered techniques keep conversations practical and tailored to each person’s needs. Her background includes helping people facing trauma and adverse childhood experiences, grief and loss, parenting challenges, attention difficulties such as ADHD, and life transitions like career changes or midlife shifts.

She also works with concerns related to addiction, intimacy, and identity, including LGBT matters. Sessions blend listening with concrete strategies. Clients can expect collaborative goal-setting, short-term skill building, and space to process difficult emotions.

Stephanie adjusts her approach based on what is most useful in the moment. She provides services in English and practices from California. Sessions are offered through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.

Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling based on availability.

Practical therapy approaches for online care

Stephanie blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in online work. CBT focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that contribute to distress and practicing small changes to feel better. It can help with anxiety, depression, and unhelpful habits. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce overwhelm and improve moment-to-moment coping, which can be useful for stress, grief, and attention challenges.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that match those needs. Sessions often mix listening, goal-setting, and hands-on exercises so the plan evolves from what actually helps.

Online formats offer flexibility and easier scheduling. Video calls let people use facial cues and conversation similar to in-person visits. Phone, live chat, and text-based messaging provide quieter or more immediate options for shorter check-ins and skill practice between sessions. These choices make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep working on change from home or elsewhere.

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 this therapist address?
Stephanie works with a broad range of issues, including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting concerns, and ADHD.
What is the general style of therapy used?
Her approach is warm, kind, and interactive, combining listening with practical strategies tailored to each person.
What experience and background does she have?
She has eight years of experience as a clinical therapist and has supported people coping with trauma, loss, life transitions, and attention difficulties.
What are the therapist's credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - and practices in California with license CA LCSW 70207.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
8 years
Licensed
California
Languages
English

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