Lucia Stanfield, LMHC

Lucia Stanfield is a Florida-licensed mental health professional with 20 years of experience helping people navigate complex emotional challenges. As an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor - she blends compassion with a practical, strengths-based focus to support clients through issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma and relationship difficulties. Lucia creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where individuals and families can explore identity, attachment wounds, grief, addiction, parenting concerns, and the many stresses that accompany life changes.

Her work emphasizes empowerment and collaboration, guiding clients to build self-understanding, resilience, and actionable coping strategies. Lucia draws on evidence-based approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered methods, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to tailor care to each personâs needs. She attends to the whole person - mood, relationships, work, and the physical and social contexts that shape wellbeing.

Whether addressing intimacy and communication, grief, caregiving strain, ADHD, or challenges related to identity and sexuality, Lucia meets clients where they are and partners with them to set realistic goals. Her practice supports long-term growth and sustainable change through thoughtful, individualized guidance that honors each clientâs background, values, and priorities.

Approaches and Online Support for Lasting Change

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps clients clarify personal values and take meaningful action even in the presence of difficult thoughts or feelings. It emphasizes acceptance, mindfulness, and commitment to behaviors that reflect what matters most, which can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relational patterns formed in early life and how those patterns affect current relationships and emotional regulation. This approach supports healing around intimacy, abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, and family dynamics by improving understanding and connection.

Lucia Stanfield works collaboratively with each client to determine which approach or combination of approaches best fits their goals, needs, and preferences. Finding the right therapeutic method is part of the process, and she partners with clients to adjust strategies as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing clients to engage with licensed professionals from different locations and schedules. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit sessions into busy lives, and access support during challenging times without added logistical barriers.