Stephanie Fuertes, LMHC

Stephanie Fuertes is a New York Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with six years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, addiction, grief, and parenting strain. She also addresses intimacy, anger, self-esteem, career shifts, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.

Stephanie uses a person-centered approach that treats each client as the expert on their life. She combines that with cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. Mindfulness practices and solution-focused strategies are also part of her toolbox.

In sessions she focuses on concrete steps people can take to feel steadier at home and at work. Conversations often include looking at what keeps problems repeating, learning short skills to manage distress, and setting small, realistic goals. She speaks English and Spanish.

Her background includes work with people who have experienced loss, trauma, and difficult family dynamics. That experience informs how she notices patterns tied to attachment, abandonment, codependency, and family of origin issues. She also supports those coping with chronic illness or caregiver stress.

Stephanie takes a direct, practical style. She asks questions, listens for what matters to the person, and offers tools drawn from CBT, mindfulness, and solution-focused work. Progress is tracked through small, measurable changes rather than broad promises.

To begin, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Payment follows a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How Stephanie blends therapeutic methods for remote sessions