Stephanie LaCount , LMFT

Stephanie LaCount is a California-licensed psychotherapist and LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) with more than 25 years of clinical experience working with individuals, couples, and groups across a variety of settings. Her practice focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, address depression and self-esteem concerns, navigate grief and life transitions, and improve relationship and communication challenges. She also attends to LGBT clients, multicultural concerns, mood disorders, social anxiety and phobia, and women's issues.

Her clinical style is collaborative and flexible, blending psychodynamic perspectives with cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, and solution-focused strategies to match interventions to each person’s goals. Stephanie brings an open, curious, warm, and accepting presence to sessions, pairing relational understanding with practical tools to support motivation, coping, and emotional regulation. Whether working with couples to improve communication or supporting individuals through life changes, she aims to create a tailored path that reflects each client’s cultural context and personal needs.

Clients in California seeking an experienced LMFT will find Stephanie’s approach grounded in evidence-informed methods and a relational stance that supports meaningful progress over time.

Therapeutic approaches and accessible online care

Stephanie LaCount draws from client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and mindfulness therapy to guide online sessions. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy and a nonjudgmental stance, helping people explore their feelings and build self-awareness, which can be especially useful for relationship concerns and self-esteem work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and stress-reduction practices that support emotion regulation and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Stephanie works with each person to identify goals, preferences, and cultural context, then adapts methods so the work feels useful and manageable. This collaborative stance helps tailor interventions to what matters most to the client.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. For many people this makes it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, access licensed professionals from different locations within California, and continue consistent care during transitions or life changes.