Stephanie Podasca

I work with a lot of creatives and first-generation adults. The people who are good at holding it together for everyone else. We'll go slower than that. We pay attention to what your body and emotions are doing, not just what you can explain, and we make room for the parts of you that don't fit neatly anywhere. You don't have to arrive with the right words.

Together we'll untangle what you've been carrying alone. Family expectations, guilt, the pressure to be the one who made it, the sense that your creative life is a luxury you can't justify. We'll build ways to steady yourself that hold up in real life. And we'll make room for the you that isn't performing for anyone.

Warm, intuitive, grounding, and nonjudgmental. They often say they feel safe to be their whole selves in our work together, supported in both deep emotional healing and practical growth. I bring presence, humor, and care to each session, meeting you where you are with compassion and curiosity.

I specialize in working with adults navigating trauma, anxiety, addiction, and life transitions. I have a deep passion for supporting creatives, healers, and first-generation Americans, drawing from my own Romanian-American identity and years of experience helping bicultural clients reclaim voice, clarity, and self-trust.

I believe in the power of human connection, inner resilience, and the possibility of healing. My own path through recovery, creativity, and spiritual exploration showed me how transformative it can be to feel seen, supported, and empowered, and I’m honored to offer that space to others.

Outside of sessions you'll find me hiking, making art, traveling, or playing with my golden retriever. I also run a monthly collage group—some of my favorite work. Art and meditation shaped me long before grad school did, and they still shape how I listen. I laugh easily, I take your inner life seriously, and I don't think those are in conflict.