About

My name is Xenia Blanco, and I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, working with clients via telehealth. I have extensive experience working with children, adolescents, adults, families, and couples, specializing in anxiety, depression, relationship issues, behavior issues, anger management, and ADHD. My approach Most often I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Family Systems, and Mindfulness to help clients achieve their goals. My focus I work with young children, teens, families, and adults. I have extensive experience working with children and adolescents, helping them find the underlying causes of their worries and fears, see problems/situations in a new way, and develop coping and problem-solving skills to overcome depression and anxiety. My communication style I consider my tone of voice to be the biggest determinant of a good atmosphere in sessions and therefore an important tool in therapy. I like to keep a soft and controlled voice that provides calm and security to clients, since my priority is to provide support and guidance. My journey to therapy From a very young age I liked to listen and help others and I realized that I wanted to work in the social field. First I wanted to be a psychologist, then knowing that as a therapist I would receive extensive training and a variety of treatments to help people, I decided on this career. My goals for you Collaborative goal setting has always been my practice. I believe planning therapy goals with clients helps them focus on the problem behaviors and issues they want to work on in sessions, and to develop realistic solutions and coping skills for their unique circumstances. My first session with you The first session with my clients is definitely important to me and my clients. I will ask clients questions to learn about them and their problems, discuss my initial thoughts and observations about what they shared with me, and provide an overview of our sessions.