Hi! I'm Stas (short for Anastasia, pronounced as if it rhymes: "Stas the Boss"). I am a Texas Licensed Clinical Social Worker Supervisor (LCSW-S #52586) with extensive experience supporting individuals, couples, and families navigating anxiety, depression, life transitions, identity exploration, relationship challenges, and professional burnout. My approach is collaborative, trauma-informed, and grounded in both clinical expertise and real-world application.
I believe therapy works best when clients feel respected, understood, and empowered. I integrate evidence-based practices with mindfulness-informed and relational approaches, helping clients build insight and develop practical tools they can use in daily life. My work is especially well-suited for individuals who are reflective, motivated, and seeking depth and clarity in their therapeutic process.
I value authenticity, emotional safety, and pacing that honors each client’s unique story. Therapy is not about fixing what is “wrong,” but about strengthening what is already present and creating space for meaningful, sustainable change.
Additional areas of focus: Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Blended family issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Immigration issues, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Personality disorders, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic brain injury, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
TX LCSW 52586