I am licensed in Ohio with 30 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, intimacy related issues, & depression. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. I encourage resilience and believe that clients who can be resilient will often find a path to new positive realities and perspectives that have the potential to flourish and empower them in surprising ways. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, Antisocial Personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant Personality, BDSM, Kink, Alternative Sex Culture, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Dependent Personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Divorce and separation, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Fertility Issues, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hearing Impaired, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual Disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Mood disorders , Narcissism, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Sex Addiction, Sexuality, Smoking/Vaping Cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Trichotillomania, Visually Impaired, Women's issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
OH LPCC E.2303347-SUPV
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Great!
Written on Jul 20, 2024 after therapy with Stephanie for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and adhd
I’ve loved every session I’ve had with Stephanie! 10000/10 would highly recommend Stephanie! :)
Written on Jun 13, 2024 after therapy with Stephanie for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
Stephanie has a wealth of life and therapy experience. You feel heard and most importantly understood
Written on Jun 04, 2024 after therapy with Stephanie for 10 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, anger management, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Stephanie is great. She's easy to talk to and understands issues quickly. Her suggestions for how to take on challenges are very helpful.
Written on May 06, 2024 after therapy with Stephanie for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, coaching, and adhd
Stephanie is so wise. She provides wonderful advice and insight in a very comfortable, non-judgemental manner. I feel very willing to open up to her and look forward to her response every time. She has been able to open my eyes. Truly feel like she helps me in the aspects I’m searching for help with. I greatly appreciate her and highly recommend her!
Written on Feb 21, 2024 after therapy with Stephanie for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Stephanie is compassionate and down to earth. She keeps it real and is not afraid to challenge you while also doing a great job of meeting you where you’re at. She goes out of her way to do extra research between sessions and goes the extra mile when scheduling. Loved working with her.
Written on Feb 01, 2024 after therapy with Stephanie for 6 months on issues concerning relationship issues, and coping with life changes