About Stephanie
Stephanie Stoddart is a licensed clinical social worker in California with 19 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling anxious, stressed, low in self-esteem, or drained by compassion fatigue. Parents reading this will find straightforward, practical support and a calm presence in sessions.
Stephanie uses clear, goal-oriented work. She pays attention to how thoughts shape behavior and helps people build small, manageable changes. Conversations are respectful and tailored to each person's needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Background and approach
Her approach draws on client-centered work that focuses on the person's experience and goals. She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to identify thought patterns that get in the way and offers tools to try instead. Motivational interviewing helps when people feel stuck or unsure about change.
Stephanie has experience with adoption and foster care concerns and communication problems. She also supports people dealing with narcissism in relationships, building self-love, and women's issues. That experience informs practical ways to handle relationship stress and improve confidence.
Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. The rhythm of work is collaborative: she helps set goals, tracks progress, and adjusts the plan as needed. If someone is ready to begin, the first step is a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time to meet.
Approaches for online anxiety and stress work
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's experience and goals. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people identify what matters most to them. This approach is helpful when someone needs acceptance and clarity about their next steps.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and practice small behavior changes that reduce anxiety and improve mood. CBT is often used for stress, worry, and low self-esteem.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. Sessions are collaborative - plans change based on what helps and what does not.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and more in-depth conversation. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a focused check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for shorter, frequent check-ins and flexible scheduling. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to try different formats to see what feels most useful.
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What this therapist works with
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- Adoption and foster care
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Narcissism
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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