About Wanda
Wanda Blanco helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma or abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. She brings 17 years of experience and a calm, steady presence to sessions. Wanda holds an MD and is an LCPC in Maryland.
She speaks English and Spanish and aims to make conversations feel straightforward and humane. Wanda uses simple, direct conversation to understand what feels most urgent. She listens for patterns that keep problems repeating.
Background and approach
Then she and the person she’s working with try practical steps to shift those patterns. The work often focuses on small changes that add up over time. Her approach draws from client-centered therapy to keep the person’s priorities front and center.
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and test unhelpful thoughts. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure how to begin making changes. Sessions also pull from psychodynamic ideas to look at how past experiences shape current reactions.
Solution-focused techniques help set clear, achievable goals and track progress. Wanda adapts methods to match each person’s needs and pace. People who come to Wanda often want help with communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, grief over past events, or life purpose concerns.
She also has experience with first responder issues, veteran and armed forces matters, phobias, post-traumatic stress, and process addictions like gambling or exercise concerns. Her style is practical, respectful, and focused on real-life results.
Online approaches that meet you where you are
Client-centered therapy puts the person’s own goals first and creates space to talk about what matters most. It helps when someone needs to feel heard and to clarify personal priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and uses practical exercises to test and change unhelpful thinking. This can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Motivational interviewing focuses on building a person’s own reasons for change and can help when someone feels stuck or unsure how to begin.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Wanda will talk with each person about their goals and try methods that fit their pace and needs. Together they check what helps and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and different needs. Video calls let conversations feel close to in-person sessions. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life and to keep momentum between sessions.
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What this counselor 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