About Stephanie
Stephanie Fuertes is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma, depression, and grief. She also supports people dealing with addiction, parenting strain, intimacy issues, self-esteem, career worries, and compassion fatigue. Stephanie speaks English and Spanish and draws on six years of clinical experience.
Her approach is warm and straightforward. She listens without judgment and treats each person as the expert on their own life.
How Stephanie works
Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking rather than jargon. Stephanie aims to make the work realistic and useful for day-to-day life. She uses client-centered ideas to build trust and to make sure goals match what matters to the person in the room.
Cognitive behavioral techniques help identify unhelpful thinking and replace it with more effective ways of coping. Mindfulness methods teach simple attention skills to reduce reactivity and calm the nervous system. When trauma or abuse is part of the story, Stephanie takes a trauma-informed stance so the pace respects the person’s experience.
Motivational interviewing is used when someone needs help finding their own reasons to change. Solution-focused tools keep conversations grounded in immediate, manageable steps. People can expect a practical, emotionally aware experience with clear goals and small, measurable changes.
Stephanie works with common problems such as family of origin issues, attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency, chronic illness impacts, and communication or control struggles. Her style is caring and goal-oriented.
Stephanie lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Stephanie works with
The areas below are the ones Stephanie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online care
Client-centered work focuses on understanding what matters most to the person. The therapist builds sessions around individual goals and listens for strengths to use in change. This helps people feel heard and keeps the work practical.Cognitive behavioral therapy identifies unhelpful thinking patterns and teaches straightforward skills to shift those patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and managing mood swings by targeting thoughts and behaviors people can practice between sessions.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and improve focus. These practices are short and can be used during busy days to calm strong emotions or ground attention.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has or has not worked in the past. Together they pick methods that fit the problem and the person’s life, and they adjust as needed over time.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people meet face to face when bandwidth allows, phone sessions work when video is not possible, live chat supports brief check-ins, and text-based messaging can suit quick updates or reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or medical needs while keeping the focus on concrete skills and steady progress.
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