Dr. Steffanie Sciandra, FL Psychologist PY8760

Dr. Steffanie Sciandra is a licensed psychologist in Florida with 16 years of clinical experience, holding the license FL Psychologist PY8760 - a Florida psychologist license listed as PY8760. She completed doctoral training in Clinical Psychology at the University of South Florida and went on to a clinical internship in Medical and Health Psychology at the University of Florida/Shands Hospital. A two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of South Florida Department of Internal Medicine followed, with a focus on eating and weight disorders, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, and general stress management.

Her clinical work has included providing mental health services to veterans, many of whom were adapting to life with spinal cord injury or disease, including conditions such as ALS and MS. She also holds additional certification in evidence-based treatments for PTSD and trauma, which complements her experience treating trauma-related concerns.

Dr. Sciandra is trained in a range of research-supported therapies, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Mindfulness practices, Exposure Therapy, and Behavioral Therapy. She emphasizes tailoring treatment to each person, blending proven techniques with attention to an individual’s unique circumstances and goals. That personalized approach extends to both focused interventions and more general support for stress management and life transitions.

Throughout her career she has worked with a wide variety of challenges, including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, depression, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, intimacy-related problems, sleep difficulties, parenting and career concerns, bipolar disorder, anger, and self-esteem. She recognizes the courage involved in seeking support and approaches therapy as a collaborative process that centers each person’s needs.