Welcome!

I’m so glad you’re here.

If you’ve found yourself feeling overwhelmed, misunderstood, or quietly exhausted in your relationships, you’re not alone. Maybe you long to feel close and supported, but instead you often feel anxious, frustrated, or unsure of where you stand. Maybe you replay conversations in your head, wonder if you’re “too much” or “not enough,” or find yourself stuck in patterns you don’t fully understand.

It can be so tiring to keep trying — reading the books, listening to the advice, telling yourself you’ll handle things differently next time — and still feel like something isn’t shifting.

You deserve relationships that feel safe, steady, and nourishing. And that starts with you.

As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Sex Therapist, I work with individuals who want deeper intimacy, healthier attachment, and more confidence in the way they show up in relationships. Together, we gently explore the patterns that keep repeating — whether that’s anxious attachment, difficulty with boundaries, or feeling emotionally responsible for everyone else.

I support:

• Individuals navigating dating burnout and relationship fatigue
• High-achieving professionals who struggle with anxious attachment
• Individuals healing from betrayal or working to process affairs
• Those wanting to strengthen intimacy and sexual connection
• Individuals experiencing low libido or sexual desire discrepancy
• People recovering from divorce or significant relationship loss
• Burned-out caregivers who have spent years putting themselves last
• Adult children of emotionally immature parents who are learning to unlearn old roles

If intimacy feels confusing, pressured, or disconnected, we can talk about that too. Whether you’re navigating differences in sexual desire, feeling rejected, struggling with low libido, or trying to rebuild trust after betrayal, this is a space where those conversations are welcomed with care and without shame.

In our work together, we slow things down. We make sense of your emotional responses, your attachment patterns, your desires, and your fears — without judgment. You’ll learn how to have difficult conversations with more clarity and calm, how to understand your own needs and boundaries, and how to respond instead of react.

This is a space where you don’t have to perform, defend, or prove anything. Just a place to feel supported as you grow into healthier, more secure, and more fulfilling relationships — from the inside out.

Let's work together

  • What clients are saying

    "I have been seeing Stephanie for over 3 years now. My therapy with her started in person before the pandemic, and has continued virtually. I feel like this is important to point out given the current times; whether seeing her in person or virtually the quality never changed. She is really great at figuring out what kind of therapy works best for you, instead of pushing a certain style or method as the only way. I had other therapists before Stephanie, and to my surprise, they did not always make me feel unjudged. Stephanie is wonderful at listening and being empathetic. She is real and honest and made me feel comfortable from day one."

  • “Stephanie Ballesteros helped me a lot during our therapy sessions. I met her during a low point of my life when everything seemed to be going wrong. She was compassionate, knowledgeable, a good listener, and also gave very sound advice. As a result not only did I get through a very tough time, but I worked on long-term issues and bad habits and I’m truly doing much better today thanks to her.”

  • “Stephanie me enseñó a valorarme correctamente y también a manejar mi carácter en mi relación de pareja. Ella nos enseñó a respetarnos el uno al otro, a entendernos y valorarnos por quién​​ somos, a saber comunicarnos y ​​a expresar nuestros sentimientos mientras que la otra persona no responde a la defensiva, sino que escucha detalladamente lo que se está expresando. Es ahí donde la magia del perdón, comprensión y apoyo empieza.”

  • “Con sus actividades y tareas te enseña a crecer como persona y como pareja. Definitivamente puedo decir que ha valido la pena el trabajar con ella poniendo todo el esfuerzo de parte y parte para crecer mutuamente. Stephanie, gracias por hacer no sólo de mi vida sino de mi matrimonio y mi familia un entorno de paz, felicidad y respeto.”

  • "Working with Stephanie has been great! She counsels us in couples therapy, and has done a great job about bringing us closer together. She has helped us deal with real-life stressors and anxieties over the past three years. She also is a certified sex therapist, which has been extremely helpful in improving our intimacy as a couple”

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