About Stephanie
Stephanie Molina is a California licensed marriage and family therapist with 18 years of practice. She helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress and anxiety find steadier footing. She also supports those coping with addictions, low self-esteem, depression, and relationship struggles.
She focuses on building an open space where clients can speak honestly about their thoughts and feelings. Sessions aim to reduce shame and increase practical coping skills. Stephanie encourages small, achievable steps so progress feels manageable.
Background and approach
Her work covers common life transitions like separation or divorce and issues tied to attachment and abandonment. She also addresses workplace strain, social anxiety, and questions about life purpose. Conversations often include communication strategies people can use right away.
Stephanie emphasizes collaboration. She and the client set goals together and track what’s helpful during sessions. The approach is straightforward and goal-oriented, with attention to emotions and behavior.
Her long experience includes supporting people through mood challenges and helping women navigate role and identity questions. Stephanie invites curiosity about what’s getting in the way of a fuller life and helps people develop clearer ways to move forward.
How evidence-based methods translate to online care
Stephanie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage anxiety and related concerns. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing them against real-life evidence to reduce worry and rumination. This approach helps with generalized anxiety, social fears, and low mood by teaching clear thinking and practical behavioral steps.Another frequent emphasis is on improving emotional awareness and attachment patterns. This work looks at how early relationship experiences shape current reactions and then practices new ways of communicating and relating. It can be useful for people dealing with abandonment feelings, relationship conflicts, or difficulty trusting others.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Stephanie collaborates with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals and daily life. Together they adjust methods as needed so therapy stays relevant and doable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is well suited to deeper, face-to-face conversations while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is an issue. Chat and messaging provide quick check-ins or short exchanges between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and allow therapy to fit into work, family, and other routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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