Therapist profile
Stephanie Silva, LCSW
Licensed clinical social worker - Family and parenting focus
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- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and grief
- Parenting support
About Stephanie
Stephanie Silva is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in North Carolina and Florida with 14 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships, family concerns, parenting, grief, trauma and abuse, and issues around intimacy and sexuality. She also supports people facing career changes, ADHD challenges, anger, and LGBT-related concerns.
She draws on work across military and civilian settings. That includes time as a deployment case manager, emergency room social worker, and family advocacy social worker. Those roles involved coordinating with shelters, child protective services, victim advocates, and community services to support people in crisis.
Her day-to-day approach blends cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior ideas, and client-centered methods. She aims to help people notice unhelpful thinking patterns, practice new coping skills, and make values-based choices. Sessions are interactive and focused on clear goals rather than vague theory.
Stephanie treats practical problems alongside emotional ones. She assists people managing caregiver stress, blended family tensions, financial strain, and end-of-life concerns. She also works with people processing domestic violence, sexual assault, and military-related issues.
She frames therapy as a step-by-step process. Conversations are used to identify goals, try concrete strategies, and adjust plans as needed. To begin, prospective clients complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session to see how the work can fit into their life.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches are used in online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and then take small steps toward those values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions by focusing on actions over perfect feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thinking patterns and behaviors to reduce distress. It teaches specific skills for managing symptoms like worry, low mood, and anger through practice and feedback.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) supplies concrete tools for emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness. It can help when feelings are intense and communication becomes difficult.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences and will adjust the plan as progress is made.
The original biography did not specify session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online work helps fit therapy into a busy life - it can be easier to schedule a short check-in during a lunch break, avoid travel time, or use less bandwidth when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt homework, skill practice, and goal setting to an online setting so the work remains practical and focused.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
North Carolina, Florida
Languages
English
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What kinds of concerns does she handle?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, parenting, trauma and abuse, grief, and intimacy-related issues among other topics.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is interactive and practical, using cognitive behavioral ideas, dialectical behavior concepts, and client-centered methods to set goals and try concrete skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of clinical experience, including roles in military and civilian settings such as deployment case management and emergency room social work.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LCSW licensed in North Carolina and Florida and practices from Florida.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.