Stephanie Blanco, LCSW

Stephanie Blanco is a bilingual Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in California with 15 years of professional experience. She works with individuals facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship difficulties, and depression, and she brings additional focus to concerns such as abandonment, attachment and family issues, caregiver stress, cancer and oncology-related needs, fertility and fatherhood concerns, immigration and HIV care considerations, and the effects of natural or human-caused disasters.

Much of her career has been rooted in hospital-based practice, with direct experience across settings including the emergency department, trauma service, intensive care units, psychiatric units, mother-baby and obstetrics, oncology, and the COVID-19 unit during the pandemic. In clinical leadership roles she has managed social work teams, provided training, and supervised other social workers. She has also taught health education courses at a local community college during evening hours, adding an educational perspective to her clinical work.

Clinically she draws on client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), psychodynamic approaches, and solution-focused techniques to tailor care to each person’s needs. Fluent in English and Spanish, she emphasizes clients’ strengths and sees each person as the expert of their own story. She aims to support people who are taking the first steps toward greater wellbeing and more satisfying relationships.