- Strength-focused
- Trauma aware
- Depression support
About Stanley
Stanley Sorensen is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 37 years of practice in California. He focuses on helping people who are struggling with addictions, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. He speaks English and works with clients both inside and outside the United States.
He approaches therapy by treating each person as the expert on their own story. He looks for strengths people already have and uses those strengths to address what feels hard. The work is collaborative and paced to each persons readiness.
In sessions he helps people talk through communication problems, issues around control, and feelings of guilt and shame. He also supports people managing isolation, social anxiety, panic attacks, and questions about life purpose and self-love. Practical steps and clear conversation are part of how he helps clients move forward.
When trauma, loss, or addiction are present he focuses on steady, consistent support and on rebuilding a sense of direction. He encourages small, achievable changes and checks in about what is and isnt working. The aim is to reduce overwhelm and help people find better daily functioning.
Stanley uses a straightforward, respectful style. He emphasizes courage in taking the first step and stays alongside people as they work toward greater well-being. To begin, prospective clients follow the sites matching and scheduling process.
He approaches therapy by treating each person as the expert on their own story. He looks for strengths people already have and uses those strengths to address what feels hard. The work is collaborative and paced to each persons readiness.
In sessions he helps people talk through communication problems, issues around control, and feelings of guilt and shame. He also supports people managing isolation, social anxiety, panic attacks, and questions about life purpose and self-love. Practical steps and clear conversation are part of how he helps clients move forward.
When trauma, loss, or addiction are present he focuses on steady, consistent support and on rebuilding a sense of direction. He encourages small, achievable changes and checks in about what is and isnt working. The aim is to reduce overwhelm and help people find better daily functioning.
Stanley uses a straightforward, respectful style. He emphasizes courage in taking the first step and stays alongside people as they work toward greater well-being. To begin, prospective clients follow the sites matching and scheduling process.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.