STEPHANIE HAIRSTON, MSW, ASW

MHN Medi-calHealthnet Medi-calAnthem Medi-calAnthemBlue ShieldAetnaCignaEvernorthOptum/UnitedLa Care/Beacon/CarelonMolinaMagellan HealthcareLA Care/Beacon/Carelon Medi-calLA OfficeTelehealth
Written By Chase Schwarzwalter

THERAPIST | ASW #125447

Hello, I’m Stephanie

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I am your partner in the search for meaning.

Your thoughts, stories, and beliefs shape your reality. They limit your lived experience. What you think is possible becomes what is possible for you.

I can help you deconstruct and untangle your narratives using tools from CBT and DBT. I can give you homework, directives, and action steps, or I can just listen and offer my unconditional positive regard. You're the expert on your life and in the driver's seat of your therapy, and you let me know how you want us to work together.

My approach is informed by cognitive, narrative, existential, humanistic, and psychodynamic theories. This means we can jump straight into targeting symptoms with behavioral strategies and a focus on how you talk to yourself. It also means that over time, we can explore what you believe about yourself and life on deeper levels. We can delve into the symbols that resonate with you and figure out how they connect. We can explore your memories and the meaning you derive from them, and question and edit that meaning. We can examine what you most deeply value and figure out how to build a life rooted in this truest version of you.

I am person-centered and strengths-based, which means I believe you are stronger and wiser than you know. We just have to dig through limiting beliefs and conditioning to uncover that wisdom. It also means I lean hard into what you most value, including your culture, identity, interests, and vocation. In them, we can find tools to overcome the obstacles you face and clues to your greatest potential.

I have a Masters of Social Work from New York University and over seven years of experience working in community mental health, substance use disorder treatment, crisis intervention programs, and hospice. I spent some time outside of the field, too, working as a writer and on understanding myself. As a therapist, I not only draw from my professional training and experience, but also from my own lifelong experiments on what facilitates change, growth, and healing. I am excited to meet you and start our journey together. It truly is an honor to hear your story and work on the book of your life together.

Supervised by: Maria Alcorn, LCSW #109289

 

SPECIALIZATIONS

  • Addiction

  • Burnout

  • Depression

  • Dual Diagnosis

  • Existential Crisis

  • Life Transitions

  • Mood Disorders

  • Purpose

  • Strength-Based Therapy

  • Substance Abuse

LOCATIONS

  • LA Office

  • Telehealth

 

INSURANCES ACCEPTED

  • MHN/Health Net medi-cal

  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Commercial and Medi-cal

  • Aetna

  • Cigna/ Evernorth

  • Optum/ United Healthcare

  • Blue Shield of CA Commercial

  • Beacon/ LA Care/ Carelon Commercial and Medi-cal

  • Molina Healthcare

  • Magellan Healthcare

Ready to get started?

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Chase Schwarzwalter https://www.solomonadvising.com
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