https://www.swopecounselingservices.com/home daily 1.0 2025-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa47d71727e897eb951856b/1608577141675-YCUIDV3HSL1TH23ZT21C/IMG_6283.jpg Home - About Stephanie Stephanie is a California Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), a Connecticut Licensed Professional Counselor, a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC), and a Board Certified TeleMental Health Provider (BC-TMH). Since her move from the UK 13 years ago, she has been pursuing her passion of prioritizing and optimizing mental health wellbeing for adults, parents, couples, and families. Her areas of expertise are anxiety and OCD including intrusive thoughts, trauma, depression and mood disorders, pregnancy and postpartum adjustment, and disordered eating patterns. Stephanie also has extensive expertise in those struggling through life transitions, such as new relationships, relocation, career exploration; as well as 10 years of experience working with parents of teens and adult children navigating mental health disorders and new family dynamics. Stephanie has a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Counseling and Psychology from UC Berkeley, and a Master’s in Counseling from the University of San Diego. She has worked in a variety of settings including residential crisis facilities, eating disorder treatment programs, mental health and substance abuse intensive outpatient programs, with students and parents in k-12 and beyond, and in private practice. Stephanie has also been trained by Postpartum Support International (PSI) in perinatal anxiety and mood disorders, as well as having been a birth Doula. She brings these experiences with her to support the emotional wellbeing of moms and families through the adjustment of pregnancy and the postpartum period. In addition, Stephanie provides individual coaching sessions, including relationship, life transition, and career coaching. She also has a Pupil Personnel Services credential in School Counseling and has vast experience working with, and facilitating workshops for, students, parents, and school staff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa47d71727e897eb951856b/1608835428473-UZKWMR8N1AY03CC46WI2/Telemental+Health+Logo+72+dpi-01.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa47d71727e897eb951856b/1608835269652-6EAWTNU5PSE0W8ABIA6Z/national-certified-counselor-ncc+%282%29.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa47d71727e897eb951856b/1605119417729-YTA0650UUN1AW9V7XGV4/image-asset.jpeg Home - My Approach Starting therapy can be intimidating, and I want to acknowledge the huge step you have taken in prioritizing your wellbeing and mental health. I bring compassion, empathy, and unconditional positive regard to my practice, along with a strong clinical background as I work with you to build resilience, empower you, and set you up for success in leading the life you want. I utilize evidence-based approaches to guide my practice, including cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), solution-focused strategies, and I also incorporate mindfulness-based stress-reduction techniques. These theories assist me in working with you to create individualized goals, tools, and a treatment plan. I believe you know yourself best and although you might feel a little lost at the moment, together we will identify your strengths, and use those while working through underlying issues to set you up for success in therapy. When working with families and couples I draw from structural and strategic family therapy perspectives. I assist you in identifying damaging and negative patterns within your family/couple, as well as restoring communication, healthy boundaries, and ultimately creating a new fulfilling and positive dynamic. I provide pre-marital counseling and assist you in talking through some challenging topics with your future spouse so you can enter marriage with a strong emotional foundation. I have extensive training, and I’m board certified with the Center for Credentialing & Education, in providing counseling and psychotherapy via easily accessible and confidential video or phone sessions. This allows you you to receive quality mental health care and counseling from the comfort of your home or other chosen location. https://www.swopecounselingservices.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-11-05 https://www.swopecounselingservices.com/faq daily 0.75 2025-11-07