Francesca Sternfeld, LCSW is a psychotherapist and social work educator at the Puerto Rican Family Institute in New York City. She is passionate about advancing social work values of justice, equity and the empowerment of marginalized communities. She is also the founder of Via Vitae Counseling, where she originated the Major Moments Process, an innovative coaching model for supporting people through transformative milestones like marriage, new parenthood and retirement.