About Me
Hi! I’m Stephanie, and it would be so great meet you. I’m glad you’re thinking about it.
If you’re exploring therapy, something in your life might feel heavy, confusing, or just harder than you want to be carrying alone. You don’t have to have it all figured out to begin.
I’m a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate (LMHCA) with a Master of Science in School Counseling and over six years of experience working full-time in public schools. In my work as a school counselor, I support middle school students and their families through academic, social, and emotional challenges during some of the most formative years of their lives. I care deeply about this work, and that same steady, relational approach carries into my therapy practice.
Before becoming a counselor, I earned a bachelor’s degree in finance and worked in the nonprofit field. That background still shapes how I show up today—grounded, practical, and attentive to the real-life systems people are navigating, not just what’s happening internally.
✷ My Philosophy ✷
I believe people are not broken. You aren’t broken.
Even when things feel overwhelming, stuck, or painful, there is nothing inherently wrong with you.
Often, what brings someone to therapy is not a flaw—it’s a response to experiences, relationships, or patterns that have become too heavy to hold alone.
My role is not to fix you, but to be with you in what feels stuck or unclear, and to help you begin to make sense of it. Sometimes that means building insight. Sometimes it means learning new tools. Often it means having a steady, relational space where you don’t have to hold everything by yourself.
I will walk alongside you, gently challenge you when it’s helpful, and always hold space for your strengths—even the ones you may have forgotten are there.
✷ My Approach ✷
My work is grounded in a person-centered, relational approach, which means therapy is shaped around you—your experiences, your pace, and what actually feels useful in your life.
I draw from evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Narrative Therapy, Reality/Choice Theory, and parts-based work.
This integrative approach allows us to be flexible and responsive, whether we’re focusing on developing practical tools, exploring deeper patterns, or working toward meaningful behavior change. We’ll use what resonates for you or feels useful, and let the rest fall away. If there’s a specific modality or approach you’re interested in, let me know! I’m always open to incorporating what is most supportive and effective for you.
You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting –
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.– Mary Oliver, Wild Geese
✷ Outside of Therapy ✷
Outside of my practice, I’m a full-time school counselor and a strong believer that it’s one of the best jobs in the world—though being a therapist comes in a close second. I’m also a mom of two, married, and part of a blended family, with lived experience navigating divorce, co-parenting, and the complexities that come with it.
I feel most grounded when I’m outdoors—hiking, camping, gardening, or searching for interesting rocks to bring home and tumble. These parts of my life keep me connected to the same balance, curiosity, and growth that I hope to help foster in the people I work with as a counselor.
If you want to try this out, you can schedule a free 15 minute call the see if we’re a good fit. Then we can go from there!
