About Stephanie
Stephanie Petersen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who brings 14 years of helping people cope with hard moments. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, addiction, and major life changes. Stephanie practices from Michigan and offers online sessions by video, phone, chat, or text.
She started with a Bachelor of Social Work and completed a Master of Social Work. Her background includes medical social work in hospitals and home health, and she has worked as a telehealth therapist since 2020.
Background and approach
That mix gives her experience with illness, caregiving strain, and chronic health concerns alongside emotional issues. Stephanie uses practical therapies like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Psychodynamic approaches when helpful.
In sessions she teaches coping skills and looks at thoughts and patterns to help people understand themselves better. Clients can expect straightforward, collaborative sessions that focus on goals and problem solving. Stephanie helps people work through relationship strain, parenting stress, intimacy questions, and career concerns.
She also supports those dealing with anger, depression, and compassion fatigue. She holds a Michigan Licensed Master Social Worker credential and a Missouri Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential. Sessions are conducted in English and are delivered through several online formats to fit different schedules and needs.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action even when difficult feelings are present. It helps people handle grief, anxiety, and big life changes by teaching how to make choices that match what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses practical exercises to change patterns that keep problems going. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and self-esteem work. Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice their experience without getting swept up in it and is often paired with ACT or CBT to reduce reactivity and build steady coping skills.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with each person to choose methods that match goals and preferences. That may mean trying a few techniques and adjusting over time so sessions feel relevant and useful.
Online therapy offers flexibility for different lifestyles. Video calls let people use visual connection for in-depth work. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging allow short check-ins, homework discussion, or support between sessions. These formats make it easier to keep consistent momentum while adapting to daily routines and practical constraints.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Michigan, Missouri
- Languages
- English