Stephanie Holder, LCSW

Stephanie Holder is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in California. She brings eight years of experience as a mental health clinician and social worker. Stephanie focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and midlife transitions.

Her style is warm and interactive. She emphasizes the value of the relationship between therapist and client. Sessions are collaborative and paced to match each person's needs.

Stephanie uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to help people change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. She also draws on client-centered and solution-focused approaches to keep conversations grounded in what matters most now. Mindfulness strategies are included when they fit a person's goals.

She has worked with people facing trauma and adverse childhood experiences, as well as those coping with grief, parenting stress, career changes, and attention difficulties such as ADHD. Additional areas of focus include adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, blended family dynamics, and caregiver stress.

Stephanie aims to help people find clear steps forward, regain a sense of purpose, and reduce the day-to-day burden of strong emotions. She invites people who are ready to make changes to start with a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. The approach is practical, respectful, and tailored to each person's life.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's experience. It helps people feel heard and guides conversations toward what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) breaks down how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. These approaches are useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and midlife transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Stephanie will collaborate with each person to choose or combine methods that match their goals, values, and pace. That collaborative decision happens in session and can shift as needs change.

Confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce commute time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules demand it. It also lets people use tools and worksheets during sessions and practice skills between meetings. Talk with the therapist to decide how online sessions can best support your day-to-day routine and goals.