About Wanda
Wanda Blanco, MD, LCPC, helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, relationship strain, and trauma-related concerns including phobias. She offers care in English and Spanish and practices from Maryland. Her approach aims to make reaching out feel simple and doable for someone who is worried and unsure where to begin.
She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can name what is worrying them. Sessions focus on what matters now - patterns that feel stuck, upsetting thoughts, and steps that can ease day-to-day tension.
Background and approach
Wanda emphasizes practical strategies alongside listening so clients leave with concrete ideas to try between sessions. Her background spans 17 years of professional experience and she holds an MD and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor credential, LCPC. That blend informs both medical perspectives and counseling skills in her work.
She draws on familiar therapeutic methods to match each person's needs rather than following a single formula. Wanda commonly uses Client-Centered methods to follow the client's lead and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also employs Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused techniques to set realistic goals and build momentum.
These tools are used conversationally and at the client's pace. People can expect straightforward language and clear next steps in sessions. Whether the concern is social anxiety, phobias, first responder stress, or questions about life purpose and forgiveness, Wanda aims to help people feel more capable and in control of their choices.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and following the person's lead to build trust and understanding, which helps when someone needs a gentle space to talk about anxiety, trauma, or relationship worries. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors through small, practical actions that suit everyday life, useful for phobias, social anxiety, and depression. Motivational Interviewing supports people who feel stuck or unmotivated by helping them clarify goals and strengthen commitment to change.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Wanda will discuss options and try methods that match the client's goals and comfort level, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made. That collaborative process helps clients feel more in control of their path forward.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video lets people use visual cues during conversations, phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice check-in is needed, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while using the therapeutic approaches described above.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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