- Years in practice
- 5
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Stephanie
Stephanie Carvajal is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida who focuses on practical help for parents and caregivers. She speaks English and Spanish and draws on five years of clinical experience to help people facing stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and parenting challenges. Stephanie uses clear, goal-focused sessions to address family dynamics and parenting strain.
She offers listening, coping strategies, and hands-on tools that parents can try between sessions.
Background and approach
She aims to make each meeting feel useful and manageable for busy people. Her background includes work in community and medical settings, with experience in crisis intervention and trauma work. That experience informs how she supports people after loss, abuse, or sudden life changes.
She also has training related to early childhood and parent-child relationships. In session Stephanie blends client-centered work with cognitive-behavioral ideas and motivational interviewing. She helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns, practice new skills, and set small achievable goals.
Mindfulness and dialectical behavior ideas are used when helpful to manage strong emotions and stress. Stephanie pairs a nurturing style with practical steps tailored to each person’s situation. She encourages collaboration on goals and adapts plans as needs change.
Her aim is to help people build routines, improve communication, and feel more capable in their parenting role.
What Stephanie works with
Everything Stephanie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Stephanie helps people with.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Stephanie lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach and online support for parenting and stress
Stephanie often uses client-centered therapy to build a trusting space where people can voice concerns and set their own goals. This approach emphasizes listening, reflecting, and tailoring sessions to what matters most to each person.She also uses cognitive-behavioral therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and the day-to-day stressors that affect parenting and relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Stephanie will discuss what feels most useful and adjust methods based on the client’s needs, goals, and preferences so the plan fits the person rather than the other way around.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets conversations feel closer to in-person sessions, phone calls can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat works well for quick check-ins or when typing is easier. These options help fit therapy into a busy schedule and make it easier to keep momentum between appointments.
Questions people ask about Stephanie
What concerns can Stephanie help with?
She works with issues such as parenting challenges, family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief, stress, anxiety, depression, anger, career strain, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are nurturing and interactive with a focus on practical strategies. She combines client-centered support with cognitive and motivational techniques.
What training and background does she have?
She has five years of clinical experience in community and medical settings and experience in crisis intervention and trauma work.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and practices with that credential.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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