Stephanie Silva, LCSW

Stephanie Silva is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 14 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy challenges, grief, parenting strain, and trauma-related concerns. She also supports people navigating ADHD, career transitions, self-esteem struggles, and diverse sexual and cultural identities. Stephanie has experience with patients who have traumatic brain injuries and with issues tied to aging and caregiving.

Her background includes military service and roles such as Deployment Case Manager, Emergency Room Social Worker, and Family Advocacy Social Worker. Those positions involved working with domestic violence, sexual assault, suicidal behavior, substance use, and coordinating with agencies like Child Protective Services and shelters. She has worked with both military and civilian systems in varied settings.

Stephanie’s style is understanding and interactive. She treats people with respect and compassion and avoids a one-size-fits-all plan. Sessions aim to identify clear goals and practical steps that fit each person’s life.

She draws on cognitive-behavioral ideas, dialectical behavior approaches, and elements of reality and acceptance-based work to shape treatment. That mix is used to build skills, manage emotions, and change unhelpful patterns.

Starting change can feel intimidating, and she frames therapy as a guided process. Stephanie works to motivate and support people as they try new strategies and move toward their goals.

How Stephanie uses therapy approaches online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that fit their values. It can help with anxiety, life changes, and building a meaningful routine. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to change mood and behavior, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and reducing impulsive behavior; it is practical and skill-based.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best. Treatment plans are shaped by the person’s goals, daily life, and what feels most useful during early sessions.

Confirm the session formats before booking, as this biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and let people connect from different locations. It also allows shorter check-ins when a full session is not needed and makes it simpler to maintain momentum between appointments.