About Stephanie
Stephanie Freeman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who practices in North Carolina. She brings ten years of experience to brief and longer-term work. Her approach centers on practical strategies and clear conversation.
She creates a calm space where concerns can be named and worked through. Stephanie helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, and grief. She also supports people facing addiction, bipolar mood challenges, parenting strain, and major life transitions.
Background and approach
Other areas she addresses include relationship struggles, self-esteem, anger, and attention-related challenges such as ADHD. Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. In sessions she breaks problems into manageable steps.
She and the person she is working with set small goals and track progress over time. Stephanie aims for a warm, respectful tone in sessions. Conversations are direct and focused on what will help day to day.
She pays attention to patterns that come from past relationships, abandonment, or family of origin issues and helps people find different ways to respond. People often seek her help for substance use, codependency, communication problems, or caregiver stress. She also addresses trauma, domestic violence histories, and feelings of emptiness, guilt, or shame.
Stephanie’s style is collaborative and practical, guiding people toward clearer choices and steadier routines.
Approaches that guide online sessions
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It breaks down overwhelming problems into small, practical steps and helps people try new behaviors to see what shifts.DBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, teaches specific skills for managing intense emotions, handling conflict, and improving day-to-day coping. It can be useful for strong mood swings, impulsivity, and relationship overwhelm.
Motivational Interviewing helps people clarify what matters to them and find internal reasons to change. It is often used alongside other approaches to support recovery from addiction or to build commitment to new habits.
Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your needs and preferences. Together you will review what works and adjust the plan over time.
Online therapy lets people connect by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls are close to an in-person meeting. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Messaging and live chat are useful for brief check-ins, skills practice, or when a quick touchpoint helps keep progress steady. These options aim to make regular sessions easier to schedule and maintain around work, school, and caregiving duties.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English