Stephanie Fuentes, LMHC

Stephanie Fuentes is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 15 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or anger. She also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, and questions about sexual orientation and identity. Her approach aims to make the first steps easier for someone who is worried or unsure about reaching out.

Stephanie focuses on building a respectful, comfortable relationship that centers the client's goals. Sessions are practical and straightforward. She listens closely, helps organize concerns, and works with each person to set small, achievable steps forward.

She blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral strategies to address unhelpful thinking and patterns. Mindfulness practices are used to help people manage strong emotions in the moment. She also draws on existential and Jungian ideas to help clients explore meaning, values, and personal themes that affect mood and choices.

Stephanie has spent many years helping people across life stages navigate family issues, communication problems, attachment and abandonment concerns, caregiving stress, and recovery from post-traumatic stress. She also supports those working through body image, codependency, impulsivity, and a search for life purpose.

People who choose Stephanie can expect a steady, nonjudgmental presence and clear steps to try between sessions. She works from Florida and carries the LMHC credential. If you are ready to begin, the profile notes how to start a match and schedule time to talk.

How Stephanie’s approaches translate to online work

Stephanie uses client-centered therapy to create a supportive space where the client's priorities lead the work. This approach focuses on listening, validation, and helping people decide what matters most to them.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence mood. CBT gives practical tools to challenge unhelpful thinking and test new ways of coping, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress.

Mindfulness techniques are incorporated to help manage strong emotions and increase present-moment awareness. These are short practices and skills that clients can use between sessions to reduce reactivity and improve focus.

Finding the right approach is often a shared process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. Adjustments are made over time as progress and preferences become clearer.

The profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Many people find remote sessions helpful because they can fit therapy into busy days, avoid travel time, or choose a quieter time for a shorter check-in. Online work can make it easier to practice skills between meetings and maintain continuity when schedules change.