Stephanie Silva , LCSW

Stephanie Silva is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 14 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and parenting challenges. She supports clients facing grief, trauma and abuse, LGBT issues, ADHD, and career or life transition stress. Stephanie practices in Florida and works with people who want practical ways to feel steadier and more in control.

Her style is direct and collaborative. She listens with respect and aims to make sessions feel understandable and useful. Stephanie draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and on acceptance and commitment principles to clarify values and take small steps toward them.

She also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy to teach coping skills for strong emotions, and client-centered techniques to keep the work focused on each person's priorities. Stephanie avoids a one-size-fits-all plan and builds treatment goals around what the individual needs right now.

Her background includes many settings that shaped her practical approach to care. That experience informs work with people dealing with family problems, caregiving stress, end-of-life concerns, and multicultural or discrimination-related issues. She also brings experience addressing sexuality, BDSM and kink-related topics in a nonjudgmental way.

Stephanie aims to guide and motivate people through change. She helps clients break down fears about starting therapy into concrete steps and supports small, steady progress toward clearer goals. Sessions emphasize real skills, clearer choices, and actions that fit daily life.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify what matters to them, and take small steps toward those values. It works well for anxiety, depression, and decisions tied to life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going, which can ease symptoms of anxiety and low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds specific skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance, useful when strong feelings make daily life hard.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try techniques collaboratively, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Clients and therapist decide together which methods to keep or change as progress is tracked.

Online therapy offers flexibility and practical options. Video calls allow a face-to-face conversation when a longer session is needed. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, skill practice, or ongoing coaching between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to keep momentum and access help from different locations and schedules.