Stephanie Lanza , LMFT

Stephanie Lanza is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Southern California with eight years of clinical experience. She has worked with children, adolescents, and adults facing a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and relationship or family difficulties. Her practice also includes substantial work with adoptive and resource or foster parents, addressing the distinct challenges that accompany adoption and foster care.

Stephanie uses a client-centered, strengths-based stance to create a collaborative therapeutic relationship that supports each person where they are. She integrates components of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused techniques, and Family Systems perspectives to tailor interventions to each client’s goals and circumstances. This blend allows her to help clients build coping skills, improve communication, and navigate life transitions with practical tools and insight.

As an LMFT, Stephanie is trained to understand relational dynamics and to work with individuals and families in ways that consider both personal and interpersonal factors. She aims to help clients increase resilience, manage stress, and move toward healthier patterns in relationships and daily life.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on meeting people where they are and building a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship. It helps clients explore their feelings, identify personal strengths, and make choices that align with their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people recognize unhelpful thought patterns and learn practical strategies to change thinking and behavior; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on processing and reducing the lingering effects of traumatic experiences, offering structured ways to work through painful memories and symptoms related to trauma and abuse.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Stephanie works collaboratively with clients and licensed professionals to determine which methods best match a person’s needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexible access to care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to connect from different locations. These options can support consistent engagement and allow therapists to use the approaches above in ways that suit each client’s life and communication style.