Stephanie Blanco , LCSW

Stephanie Blanco is a bilingual Spanish-speaking Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of professional experience working across diverse communities. She brings a long history of clinical work in hospital settings and community education, and she combines practical medical social work experience with a strengths-based, client-centered perspective.

Her clinical background includes roles on the Emergency Department and Trauma Service, the Intensive Care Unit, psychiatric units, mother-baby and obstetrics care, oncology, and the COVID-19 response unit during the pandemic. Over the course of her career she has managed a hospital social work department, trained and supervised social workers, and taught evening health education courses at a local community college.

Stephanie has supported people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship difficulties, and depression, and she has worked with clients on concerns related to attachment, abandonment, aging and geriatric issues, caregiving stress, communication problems, divorce and separation, fertility and family challenges, immigration, and first responder issues. Her practice integrates approaches that honor the client as the expert of their own story and builds on existing strengths to address life transitions and emotional challenges.

She holds two master’s degrees from USC and maintains three active state licenses, including CA LCSW 89023. Stephanie offers services in both English and Spanish and draws on clinical training in client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral therapy, psychodynamic perspectives, and solution-focused work to tailor care to each person’s needs.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a supportive, nonjudgmental space where the client’s perspective guides the work. It helps people clarify their values, strengthen self-understanding, and make choices that fit their goals.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and problem-solving in relationships and everyday life.

Psychodynamic Therapy explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns influence current feelings and relationships. It can be useful for understanding long-standing patterns, attachment issues, and emotional responses that affect daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Stephanie works with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, preferences, and goals, and she adjusts the plan as therapy progresses.

Online therapy offers flexible options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions around work, family, and health care needs, and they allow licensed professionals to provide ongoing support across different locations and time constraints.