About Wanda
Wanda Blanco helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. She greets clients in a straightforward way and focuses on practical steps they can take. Wanda uses a direct, compassionate style to support people who want change.
She draws on 17 years of professional experience in Maryland and brings both medical and counseling perspectives to sessions. Wanda creates an open, nonjudgmental space where people can say what they’re thinking and feeling.
How Wanda works
Conversations focus on what matters most to the client and on workable next steps. Wanda uses approaches that include client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, psychodynamic ideas, and solution-focused methods. She mixes tools to fit each person’s needs rather than following a single formula.
Sessions often involve identifying unhelpful thoughts, practicing new behaviors, and clarifying goals. People who come for help might work on communication problems, control issues, first responder or veteran-related concerns, forgiveness, or managing guilt and shame. She also supports those dealing with phobias, post-traumatic stress, process addictions, social anxiety, and questions about life purpose and self-love.
Wanda speaks English and Spanish. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more reachable. The tone in her practice is encouraging and practical, with an emphasis on small steps that lead to lasting change.
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What Wanda works with
The areas below are the ones Wanda selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
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Training and background
| Registers | MD, LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 17 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maryland |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s own experience and builds on their strengths. The therapist listens closely and helps people find their own solutions, which can help with low self-esteem and relationship strain. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions affect feelings. It breaks problems into manageable steps and offers tools for anxiety, depression, and phobias.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Wanda will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together the client and therapist decide which methods to try and adjust them over time in a collaborative way.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that helps progress. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone needs a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging make it simple to keep momentum between longer sessions and to fit support into a busy day.
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