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Online therapist

Stephanie Plasencia

Calm, practical support for parenting and life changes

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
5 years
Licensed in
New York
Languages
English, Spanish
Format
Online sessions

About Stephanie

Stephanie Plasencia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who offers straightforward, practical support for parents and individuals facing stress, anxiety, trauma, and major life changes. She presents therapy as a calm place to pause, learn new coping tools, and regain a sense of control. Stephanie speaks English and Spanish and practices from New York.

Stephanie uses an approach that stays grounded and useful. Sessions focus on clear skills for handling strong feelings, improving communication, and managing life transitions.

Background and approach

She draws on years of work in many settings to shape interventions that fit everyday family life. Her background includes outpatient mental health, crisis services, schools, inpatient psychiatry, correctional settings, healthcare, and community programs. That variety informs how she notices stress patterns and suggests practical steps people can try between sessions.

Parents will find help with parenting challenges, family stress, and supporting children through emotional struggles. Stephanie also supports people facing depression, trauma, grief, chronic illness, and caregiving strain. She aims to make sessions feel supportive and sometimes lightly hopeful.

Therapy with Stephanie involves building coping tools, processing difficult experiences, and improving day-to-day functioning. She emphasizes collaboration, clear goals, and small, achievable changes. If someone wants to explore working together, they start by completing a short matching questionnaire on the site.

How evidence-based techniques guide online care

Stephanie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and practical change. One common method emphasizes building coping skills for anxiety and stress, teaching breathing, grounding, and behavior changes that reduce overwhelm. Another approach centers on processing trauma and strong emotions in manageable steps so memories and reactions become easier to live with.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person or parent to choose methods that match goals, needs, and personal style. That means trying things, checking what helps, and shifting strategies when needed.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow quicker check-ins between appointments. Because session formats were not specified in the original biography, confirm current session options before booking. The emphasis is on making therapy fit everyday life, with sessions tailored to timing, pacing, and practical challenges rather than promising a specific format.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, depression, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is practical and supportive with an emphasis on building coping skills, improving communication, and setting small, workable goals.
What experience does she bring?
She has five years as an LCSW and additional experience across outpatient care, crisis services, schools, inpatient psychiatry, correctional settings, healthcare, and community programs.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCSW licensed in New York and provides services from New York.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Does she work with clients outside the country?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions billed or paid for?
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?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
5 years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English, Spanish

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