About Stephanie
Stephanie Ortiz is a licensed clinical social worker with eight years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. She works with individuals facing depression, low self-esteem, and life transitions. Stephanie uses a respectful and compassionate style that focuses on each person as an individual.
She aims to create practical, goal-oriented plans. Sessions are conversational and focused on real-world change. Stephanie draws from person-centered ideas and cognitive-behavioral strategies to help people notice patterns and try different responses.
Background and approach
Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques are part of her approach. Those methods help people find their own reasons for change and build small, achievable steps. She also uses reality-based ideas to keep work grounded in everyday choices and consequences.
Stephanie adjusts the therapy plan to each person's needs and goals. She prioritizes clear communication and collaborative planning so people know what to expect from sessions. The work often includes learning new coping skills, practicing communication, and shifting unhelpful thoughts.
Many clients come for panic attacks, workplace stress, relationship or family tensions, body image concerns, and feelings of isolation. Stephanie supports people as they build confidence and a clearer sense of direction. Her focus is on practical change that fits a person's life and values.
Evidence-Based Techniques and Online Care
Stephanie uses a mix of person-centered and cognitive-behavioral approaches in online work. Person-centered work focuses on listening, empathy, and letting a person lead the pace of change; it helps when someone needs acceptance and a place to sort their thoughts. Cognitive-behavioral techniques look at patterns of thought and behavior and teach concrete skills to reduce anxiety and manage panic attacks.She also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas to help people find real reasons to change and build small, practical steps. Choosing the right approach is collaborative - the therapist and client decide together which methods match the client's goals, needs, and preferences, and they adjust the plan over time.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video is useful for more in-depth conversations and interactive skill work. Phone sessions can fit a busy schedule or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and daily life while working toward concrete changes.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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