Stacy Vitale, LMFT

Stacy Vitale is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with two decades of clinical experience. She was drawn to the helping profession by a deep interest in relationships and the emotional processes that support healing, and her work emphasizes improving daily experiences for individuals and families through stronger connection and communication.

Early in her career she focused on underrepresented minority groups, providing services for children and adolescents at risk and supporting crisis stabilization in communities with limited resources. After roughly eleven years in clinical practice she paused to raise her own children, an experience that shaped her understanding of first-time parenthood and the mixed emotions many caregivers face.

That period inspired further training in perinatal mood disorders and a renewed clinical focus on postpartum depression and maternal anxiety. More recently she has worked with young adults transitioning to college, addressing maladaptive internal patterns and interpersonal dynamics. Stacy uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients examine thoughts and behaviors and to make practical changes that support mood, relationships, and functioning.

She engages with teens, young adults, and older adults who seek hope and change, and she draws on both professional training and personal experience as a parent to support families navigating communication challenges, parenting concerns, and life transitions.