- 37 years experience
- LMFT credential
- Works with grief
About Stanley
Stanley Sorensen is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 37 years of experience helping people navigate hard moments. He emphasizes practical support and steady guidance while listening for each person's strengths and values. He aims to make the first step feel manageable for someone ready to look for change.
He focuses on issues such as addictions, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. He also works with concerns like communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, and feelings of isolation. Panic disorder and panic attacks are included among the areas he addresses, along with social anxiety and questions of life purpose.
Sessions center on the client's story and goals. The therapist treats each person as the expert in their own life and helps them build useful tools from their existing strengths. Conversations tend to be straightforward and goal-minded, with attention to what is practical and doable between sessions.
Over nearly four decades in practice, he has guided people through loss, recovery from addictive patterns, and the aftermath of traumatic events. That experience informs a calm, steady approach when anxiety or panic feels overwhelming. He supports people as they try out new ways of coping and reshaping daily routines.
Stanley invites people to take a small next step when they feel ready. He offers encouragement while helping clients set realistic goals and measure progress. The focus is on clearer communication, less reactivity, and rebuilding a sense of direction.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Stanley uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change and coping skills. One common approach emphasizes learning specific coping strategies for intense anxiety and panic, helping people recognize patterns, practice calming exercises, and test new responses when symptoms arise. Another approach centers on processing grief and trauma through careful pacing and rebuilding routines that support daily functioning.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. He will work with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust plans based on what helps. The therapist aims to build strategies that people can use between sessions and to measure progress together.
If you prefer online sessions, please confirm the available formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when that works better. It can also accommodate people living outside the therapist's immediate region, so international clients may be able to participate depending on scheduling and licensing. Please verify formats and scheduling when you set up an appointment.
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Experience
37+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He helps people address addictions, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression as well as related issues like panic, social anxiety, and loneliness.
What is his therapeutic style?
He takes a practical, strengths-based approach that treats you as the expert in your story and emphasizes usable tools for daily life.
How long has he worked in this field?
He has 37 years of professional experience working with people on a range of concerns including loss, addiction, and trauma.
What credential does he hold and where does he practice?
He is a licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT, licensed in California.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and he does accept international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.