About Stephanie
Stephanie Engel is a licensed clinical social worker in North Carolina with 12 years of professional experience. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Stephanie creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what matters to them and take small, useful steps forward.
She draws on approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy to match the moment and the person.
Background and approach
Sessions often center on noticing thoughts and feelings, testing small changes, and building skills to handle hard moments. Stephanie uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques when clients want clear, goal-oriented work. Her background includes over a decade of work with adults facing midlife questions, caregiver stress, chronic health challenges, and issues tied to aging.
She also addresses social anxiety, mood concerns, survivors of military service, and problems linked to guilt, impulsivity, or isolation. Stephanie helps people sort priorities and find manageable next steps. Sessions are offered in English and use video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits a person’s schedule.
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. Stephanie meets people where they are and works with them to set clear, attainable goals.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small actions people can take even when emotions are hard, which can help with anxiety, depression, and low motivation.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and build new habits, which often helps with anger, stress, and mood challenges.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match goals, comfort level, and daily life. That may mean blending ACT, CBT, mindfulness, or brief solution-focused steps depending on what helps most.
Online sessions offer flexibility in how people connect. Video calls let the therapist and client work face-to-face from different places. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or video is not feasible. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for short check-ins, quick problem-solving, or support between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to choose the format that best supports steady progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English