About Stanton
Stanton Speck is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 35 years of clinical experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety and addresses struggles with addictions and relationship conflict. Stanton offers telehealth sessions for clients located in California and conducts therapy in English.
He brings long experience supporting people with family-related concerns and parenting strain, and he has worked with first responders on trauma and job-related stress.
Background and approach
Stanton also helps people facing codependency, communication problems, divorce and separation, and family of origin issues. He pays attention to how these patterns affect daily life. In sessions he listens for practical steps clients can try between appointments.
He guides people through short-term coping tools and longer-term changes to reduce anxiety and improve relationships. Conversations focus on what is happening now and on small experiments to test new ways of handling stress. Stanton draws on decades of life experience outside therapy as well.
He has spent 50 years racing motocross and surfing, and he often uses those interests to talk about motivation, risk, and recovery. That background helps him relate when clients talk about passion, performance, or fear. People who choose Stanton should expect direct but supportive conversation.
He aims to create an open space for talking about difficult feelings without judgment. The work is collaborative, with goals set together and progress tracked over time.
Approaches for Anxiety and Relationship Stress Online
Stanton commonly uses evidence-based techniques that focus on practical change and relief. One approach centers on short-term coping skills that teach breathing, grounding, and behavioral steps to reduce anxiety and manage cravings; these tools are useful when stress feels overwhelming and immediate relief is needed. Another approach looks at relationship patterns and communication, helping people notice repeated reactions, try different responses, and rebuild trust or set clearer boundaries; this is helpful for conflicts, codependency, and parenting strain.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Stanton will talk with each person about their goals, life situation, and preferences and then try methods that match those needs. He reviews progress together and adjusts techniques if something isn’t working.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let conversations feel close to in-person work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it simple to check in between appointments or to share quick updates after trying a new strategy. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and varied daily routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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