About Stephanie
Stephanie Goossens Alayon is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and changes in life. She speaks English and Spanish and works with adults to build clearer boundaries and steadier coping skills. Stephanie's sessions focus on the connection between the body and emotions.
She uses somatic approaches alongside attachment-based work and cognitive-behavioral tools to help clients notice bodily responses, understand patterns, and try small changes.
Background and approach
Her style is practical and down-to-earth, with exercises to use between sessions. She brings five years of focused experience working with adults and prior work with adolescents and young adults. That background informs her approach to issues like family of origin concerns, abandonment, and commitment worries.
Clients explore how past relationships shape current reactions and choices. Therapy often includes brief skills practice, attention to physical signals, and conversations about communication and self-worth. Stephanie helps people address loneliness, emptiness, and questions about life purpose in manageable steps.
She also supports veterans and those dealing with somatization issues. Sessions are offered from Florida and use multiple online formats. Stephanie explains techniques in plain language and helps people choose what to try next, so progress feels realistic and tailored.
How somatic and attachment work translate to online therapy
Somatic Therapy helps people notice bodily sensations that connect to emotions. It may include simple grounding, movement, or breath awareness to reduce tension and make feelings easier to name. This can help with anxiety, somatization, and stress responses.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps clients name attachment needs and try new ways of relating to themselves and others. This work can be useful for communication problems, abandonment concerns, and relationship stress.
CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on thoughts and actions that keep problems going. It offers concrete tools to test unhelpful beliefs and build coping strategies for everyday life. Worksheets and brief experiments are common in this approach.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with the client to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions are collaborative and can shift if something isn’t working.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options let people work on skills and body awareness from home, fit sessions into busy schedules, and keep continuity during life changes.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Stephanie commonly address?
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
What kind of experience does she have?
What credentials and location are listed?
Which languages are available for sessions?
What session formats are offered?
How is cost handled for sessions?
What are the first steps to start therapy?
Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English, Spanish