Welcome to Stephanie Segovia Therapy

Where compassion meets collaboration-
a safe space to discover
growth and healing  

Now accepting new clients!

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Now accepting new clients! 〰️

I’m here to help your life stop feeling like WORK so you can start LIVING. 

Instead of resisting your emotions & blaming yourself, let me teach you how you can navigate them with curiosity and kindness. 

I’m not here to change you- I’m here to help you love & accept yourself as you are, to help you develop the compassion you’ve always deserved. 

As you discover self-compassion and acceptance, confidence will follow. You will find that transformation will blossom in your behaviors, ways of thinking, and how you relate to others. 

Tell Me..

Do you feel: 

  1. Nervous to establish boundaries in your relationships with others? (your partner, your parents, your boss?) 

  2. Self-critical and unsatisfied with your body or appearance? 

  3. Unbalanced in your eating patterns and relationship with food? (this could look like emotional eating, fad dieting, or being critical about food choices.)

  4. Overwhelmed from prioritizing others while leaving yourself on the back burner until you’re burnt out? 

  5. Selfish when you focus on self-care or your own interests? 

  6. Self-doubt in your profession, life-role, or life direction? 

Let me guide you in learning to:

  1. Maintain self-respect while establishing healthy, supportive relationship dynamics 

  2. Extend compassion and care towards yourself and your body 

  3. Cultivate an intuitive and non-judgmental relationship with food. Letting food be a balanced source of nourishment and enjoyment!  

  4. Establish self-care routines that leave you feeling grounded and refreshed while reducing symptoms of overwhelm, stress, or anxiety. 

  5. Feel empowered to spend time focusing on your interests and view it as an investment in the health of yourself and your relationships. 

  6. Identify your strengths and learn new skills to support you in confidently navigating life-roles and difficult life-challenges. 

Virtual Therapy for
Individuals, Couples, & Families

In my practice, I focus on the “internal critical voice” and how it manifests throughout
the challenges people face in their mental health and relationships.
I specialize in guiding pre-teens, teens, and adults as they develop an awareness
and nurturing relationship with their “critical voice” while being equipped with skills, like emotion regulation and mindfulness, to effectively navigate life’s challenges .
Together, we explore the origin of your critical voice and the role it plays in the emotional and behavioral patterns in your life.  For couples and families, our work focuses on understanding how each person’s “critical voice”, sense of self-awareness, and level of self-compassion is effecting how you relate to one another & the difficulties you face together. 

Pre-teens

Teens

Adults

Couples

Families

Hi! I’m Stephanie.

I am a Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #146842, based out of Orange County, California. I am currently practicing at Sky Counseling Center, under the supervision of Rich Painter, M.S., LMFT #114765, where I offer Virtual Mental Health Therapy to individuals, couples, and families throughout California.

I am grateful to find that my clients quickly feel connected as we establish an authentic, compassionate, and honest therapeutic relationship. I believe that through corrective emotional experiences, compassionate connection, developing deeper self-awareness, and safely challenging the ineffective patterns in your life, growth & healing are made available to you, and I’d love to help you discover it for yourself.
In our sessions together, you can expect to be met with encouragement, empathy, validation, accountability, and collaboration. I relate to my clients authentically and always convey that I am a human first, therapist second. There is no space for judgment in our sessions and I welcome you to show up as you are. I understand how complex life’s journey is as I have experienced pain and growth in my own life, and worked through difficulties that once weighed me down. I have worked with wonderful therapists that valued me as a whole person, and I am grateful to provide the same to the individuals, couples, and families that I work with today. Let’s work together and find the way through your struggles, too! I value the invitation I am given to be an intimate part of your growth and welcome the opportunity to help you establish a healthier direction for your life.

Specialties & Areas of Focus

>Self-Esteem

>Body-Image

>Difficult Relationship w/ Food

>Emotional Difficulties

>Depression

>Anxiety

>Trauma

>Communication

>Relational Issues

>Life-Stage Transitions

  • Withholding your emotions, thoughts, and needs to avoid burdening others. 

  • Pressuring yourself to change your body or appearance to feel accepted.

  • Holding yourself back from seeking new opportunities because of fear of failure.

  • Leaning on unhealthy coping mechanisms that lead to you feeling out of control and overwhelmed.

  • Neglecting yourself while prioritizing others

This is the fast-track to burnout and resentment. 

Despite our best efforts, oftentimes our reactions to life’s difficulties are making our life even more difficult. 

Let’s help you before you get there.

My Therapeutic Approach

  • EFT encourages self-awareness, emotional control, and healthier relationships through exploring and dealing with emotions. EFT guides clients with care to discover and resolve emotional problems for positive results and healing.

  • Bowen Family Systems Therapy examines family dynamics, individual interactions, and behavioral patterns to enhance self-awareness and relationship skills.

    It emphasizes differentiation, managing emotions, exploring multigenerational patterns, and understanding systemic influences for healthier relationships.

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) helps people manage emotions, improve relationships, and live better. It teaches skills for mindfulness, distress tolerance, regulating emotions, and being effective in relationships.

    Clients can handle tough situations, communicate better, and become more self-aware by using these skills. DBT offers practical tools to empower individuals to make positive changes, be resilient, and improve their lives.

  • For anyone interested in incorporating principles of psychology with prayer and scripture, I offer Faith Based therapy. I’ve found that my most profound healing began when I realized the One, Wonderful Counselor in Jesus (Isaiah 9:6) and I desire to assist others in receiving greater healing through their relationship with God.

    Faith-Based therapy offers a unique approach that addresses not only psychological and emotional needs but also spiritual well-being. This can provide a strengthened sense of hope, purpose, and connection. Faith-Based therapy can assist individuals in exploring their beliefs, values, and understanding how these aspects of their faith can be integrated into their overall mental health and relationships.

  • Providing kind, understanding support is key in therapy.

    I focus on creating a safe space for clients to share without judgment, helping them feel heard and respected. This builds trust, promotes healing, and encourages personal growth and positive change. Clients can explore emotions, gain insight, and work on goals with my compassionate guidance.

  • Taking a holistic approach in therapy means addressing the interconnectedness of a person's mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. By considering all aspects of an individual's life, holistic therapy can lead to a deeper understanding of the root causes of issues and promote lasting healing and growth. This approach helps clients develop a more balanced and harmonious relationship with themselves and others.

  • "Anything that is not love is only a visitor to your body. You are not anxious, stress is simply flowing through you. You are not lost, confusion is simply wandering within you. And you are not broken, pain is simply passing through you. "

    Tahlia Hunter

  • "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them."

    Dr. Maya Angelou

  • “The concept of differentiation has to do with self and not with others. Differentiation deals with working on one’s own self- with controlling self, with becoming a more responsible person, and permitting others to be themselves.”

    Murray Bowen, MD

  • "It is the client who knows what hurts, what directions to go, what problems are crucial, what experiences have been deeply buried."

    Carl Rogers

  • “Wisdom and freedom require the ability to allow the natural flow of emotions to come and go, experiencing emotions but not being controlled by emotions. Always having to prevent or suppress emotions is a form of being controlled by emotions.”

    Dr. Marsha M. Linehan

Do you feel encouraged to work with me or want to learn more about therapy with me?


to schedule a free 15-minute consultation call!

I’m excited to speak with you, soon!

Let’s get started!