Lucia Stanfield, LMHC
Compassionate therapist for life's hard transitions
Details
| Name | Lucia Stanfield |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMHC |
| Based in | Florida |
| Licensed in | Florida |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 20 |
About Lucia
Lucia Stanfield is a Florida-based licensed mental health counselor with 20 years of experience. She works with adults facing anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, addiction, grief, and parenting stress. Lucia aims to create a calm, straightforward space where people can make sense of what they are feeling and decide on practical next steps.
She uses Narrative Therapy to help clients separate themselves from painful stories and see alternative ways forward. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts, clarify values, and take actions that match their goals.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and focused on what a person wants to change in daily life. Lucia pays attention to attachment patterns and how early relationships shape current struggles. That work can help with intimacy issues, communication problems, codependency, and caring for someone with chronic illness.
She also supports people dealing with burnout, compassion fatigue, and career stress. Her approach mixes listening with practical tools. Clients can expect skill-building for sleep, anger management, and coping with transitions.
The pace is set by each person, and goals are revisited as progress is made. Lucia offers therapy in English and works with people in Florida as well as international clients. She provides sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
New clients begin by completing a short questionnaire to match with her and then schedule sessions.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Addictions, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse among the things Lucia works with, alongside the areas below.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Lucia among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Lucia among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Lucia among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Lucia among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Lucia among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Lucia among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Lucia among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Lucia among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Lucia among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Lucia among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Lucia among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Lucia among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Lucia directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Lucia directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Lucia Uses Narrative and ACT Online
Lucia blends Narrative Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people make sense of their stories and move toward meaningful change. Narrative Therapy focuses on separating a person from the problem by identifying the stories that influence behavior and finding alternative narratives that feel more empowering. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, clarify personal values, and take small actions that match those values.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Lucia will talk with each person about their goals, try out techniques, and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful. That collaborative process helps ensure sessions focus on real-life changes the client wants to make.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or people who prefer typed conversations. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy schedules.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship problems, addiction, grief, parenting stress, and related concerns like self-esteem, sleeping, and anger.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is conversational and collaborative. She listens closely, helps reframe difficult stories, and introduces practical skills from narrative work, ACT, and CBT.
What is her experience background?
She has practiced as a licensed mental health counselor for 20 years and has worked with a wide range of emotional and interpersonal issues.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Florida LMHC and is based in Florida while also working with international clients.
Can I work with her if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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