About Stephany
I'm not here
to fix you.
I'm here to help you find
your way back to yourself.
Stephany Villa, MS — Registered Mental Health Counselor, bilingual therapist, and a woman who believes healing is not a luxury. It's a right.
Her story
I didn't choose this work because I read about it in a textbook. I chose it because I understand, in a personal way, what it means to carry pain that doesn't have a name yet — pain rooted in relationships, in unmet expectations, in the gap between who you were taught to be and who you actually are. Faith shaped how I survived that. Therapy gave me the language for it. I built this practice to offer both.
In a session with me, you won't feel like you're filling out a checklist. We'll work from where you actually are — not where a protocol says you should be. I draw from cognitive-behavioral therapy when we need practical tools to interrupt the thoughts keeping you stuck. I use the Gottman Method when we're looking at relationship patterns — how you connect, how you conflict, what you've learned to expect from love. And when it serves you, I welcome the spiritual dimension of your life into the room. Not because it's required — because for many of the women I work with, it's inseparable from their healing.
If you've made it this far down the page, something brought you here. Maybe you're tired of explaining yourself to people who don't quite get it. Maybe you've done some of the work but feel like there's a layer you haven't reached yet. Whatever it is — I'd like to hear it. No pressure, no commitment. Just a conversation.
Credentials
Education
M.S. Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Walden University
Education
B.S. Psychology
Montclair State University
Registration
Registered Mental Health Counselor
State of Florida · 4 years clinical experience
Specializations
How I work
I don't use a single method like a recipe. I pull from what each person actually needs. Here's what that looks like in practice.
You are not
a diagnosis.
Through cognitive-behavioral therapy, we look at the thoughts and patterns that keep pulling you back to the same place — not to label them, but to understand them well enough to change. CBT gives us practical tools. Real ones, grounded in your actual life, not abstract exercises. The goal is to rewire the narrative you carry about yourself and what you deserve.
Healing doesn't
happen in isolation.
Many of the patterns that hurt us most were formed in relationship — with parents, partners, friends. The Gottman Method helps us understand how those early lessons show up in how you love and how you fight and how you disappear when things get hard. Whether you come alone or with a partner, the relational dimension of your story is always part of the work.
Faith can be
part of the journey.
For those who want it, spirituality is a resource — not a requirement. Many of the women I work with find that their faith is inseparable from their sense of self. When that's true, I welcome it into our sessions completely. When it isn't, we work from wherever you actually stand. The approach adapts to you — not the other way around.
If any of this resonates, I'd love to hear from you.
The first step is just a conversation. No commitment, no pressure — just an honest exchange to see if working together makes sense.