About Stephanie

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Stephanie has worked with many who have suffered from depression, anxiety and trauma. She has reviews  that would attest to her credibility as a kind, caring and effective therapist. Most painful memories hurt at the thought of it, and often changes the course of a person's belief about themselves. Stephanie is a firm believer that if you are ready to heal, if you are ready to face your bigger 'monsters', you are halfway through your battle. Stephanie's life-long goal is to heal one person, one heart at a time! 

Stephanie is a Nationally Board Certified Counselor (NCC), a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) within the state of Texas, and has graduated from Northwestern University, IL with a Master's degree in Counseling. She specializes in working with individuals who have experienced trauma and abuse. Her client population include those struggling with depression, anxiety, parenting, and self-esteem issues. While she offers trauma-based treatment approaches in her sessions, she focuses on the aspects her clients that need closure and healing.  She believes everyone, young and old, can recover from the past and lead their best lives! She works with clients who have deep seeded wounds from childhood. Through her encouragement, her clients gradually believe in themselves. Her clients start to see hope in putting the work into therapy. At the end, her clients eventually realize that they are worthy of healing from the past and hope for a new beginning!!

Stephanie believes that the key to a successful treatment outcome is the unconditional support given by the therapist. She trusts that by forming a strong therapeutic alliance with her clients, her clients could heal from their past; if they believe! She allows her clients to take the lead in therapy, but she is also not afraid to challenge them whenever appropriate. 

While she is a person-centered therapist, she does incorporate EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing), CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), Positive Psychology, DBT and ACT into her treatment approaches. She meets you at where you are and respects your worldview. She loves learning stories about you and is intrigued about each of yall's perspectives!

Grief Therapy

Her other areas of expertise include working with those who are suffering from the loss of: a loved one, an identity (through employment), or good health (through sickness). She is a Certified Grief Counseling Specialist and is trained to provide body-based treatment composed of emotional and behavioral regulation components. She understands the circumstances of bereavement and offers appropriate psycho-education, support and encouragement.

EDUCATION AND ACCREDITATIONS 

EDUCATION

• 2020,      Masters of Art in Counseling, Northwestern University
• 2004,      Masters of Business Administration, University of Nottingham

LICENSE

• National Certified Counselor (NCC) 
• EMDR Trained ( July 2022)
• UPI Protocol - Trained (Brightside Health)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS 

• Member,      American Counseling Association (ACA)
• Member,      Texas Counseling Association (TCA)
• Member,      Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling (ACAC)
• Member,      The American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) 
• Member,      Association for Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Values in Counseling  (ASERVIC)