About Wanda
Wanda Blanco is a Maryland-based clinician who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. She brings 17 years of experience to each meeting and meets people in English or Spanish. She builds a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through difficult feelings and worries.
Sessions focus on what matters most to the person sitting across from her. Wanda encourages small, practical steps that fit into everyday life.
Background and approach
Her approach blends listening with practical tools. She uses client-centered techniques to follow the client's pace and cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Motivational interviewing helps when people are unsure about change and want clear next steps.
Wanda draws on longer-term thinking when helpful, using psychodynamic ideas to notice patterns that repeat over time. She also uses solution-focused methods to set concrete, short-term goals. This mix lets her adapt to different concerns and preferences.
People often come for help with communication problems, control issues, first responder stress, guilt and shame, phobias, and process addictions like gambling or exercise. Her work also addresses post-traumatic stress and issues common to veterans and armed forces communities. To begin, prospective clients use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire.
Scheduling follows based on therapist availability and client preference.
How Wanda’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on following the client's lead. The therapist listens carefully, reflects what she hears, and helps people state their goals in their own words. This approach suits people who want a steady, supportive space to sort out feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses specific exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which can be helpful for anxiety, phobias, and low mood. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels uncertain about making changes by clarifying values and building internal motivation.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Wanda will discuss options and tailor methods based on a person's needs, goals, and preferences. She treats this as a collaborative process so clients can try different ways of working and notice what helps.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer therapy sessions and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text messages work well for quick reflections, check-ins between sessions, or for people who prefer writing to speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule.
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What this therapist works with
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- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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