Stephanie Arzavala-Reed

Stephanie Arzavala-Reed is a licensed counselor who focuses on practical, person-centered work. She holds the LCPC and LCMHC credentials and brings ten years of counseling experience. Stephanie aims to create a calm space where people can talk without judgment and begin to sort through what feels overwhelming.

She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and anger. She also supports those facing relationship strain, intimacy questions, parenting challenges, grief, and life transitions. Stephanie works with concerns related to trauma and abuse, LGBT issues, bipolar mood concerns, and career or purpose shifts.

Her approach adapts to each person. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and committed action. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns. Client-centered and solution-focused methods guide short-term goals and practical steps.

In sessions she emphasizes clear goals, skill-building, and real-world changes. Stephanie offers education about coping tools and works with people to shape plans they can try between visits. She pays attention to attachment and abandonment themes when they are part of the concern.

People often come to address communication problems, control issues, or complicated family dynamics. She also supports those dealing with guilt, shame, forgiveness work, or first responder stress. Stephanie aims to help clients move toward the life and goals they want, one steady step at a time.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is about clarifying what matters to someone and taking small steps toward those values. It helps with anxiety, depression, anger, and life changes by focusing on action rather than perfect feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior and teaches tools to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and relationship patterns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and meeting a person where they are, which supports trust and collaboration in building goals.

Choosing the best approach is part of the work. Stephanie will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and together they will decide which methods to try first. The plan can change over time based on what is helping and what isn’t.

Confirm the current session formats before booking so you know what is offered for online care. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full session isn’t possible. Many people find it helpful to practice skills from ACT or CBT between sessions, which is straightforward to coordinate in remote appointments. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to suit a person’s daily routine and goals.