- guilt and shame
- emotional regulation
- mindfulness practices
About Stephanie
Stephanie Bradley-Blue is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with seven years of counseling experience. She works with people carrying anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship problems. Her practice includes attention to self-esteem, communication struggles, control issues, and the heavy feelings that come with guilt and shame.
Stephanie describes herself as conversational and direct when needed. She aims to make sessions a place where clients can stop performing and speak plainly about what is hard. She listens for patterns and helps people name what gets in the way of better days.
Her background combines counseling, coaching, and education. That mix guides how she chooses techniques and plans sessions. She leans on trauma-informed ideas to keep difficult material manageable rather than overwhelming.
Stephanie uses an integrative approach and draws from evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Examples mentioned include cognitive behavioral ideas, emotionally focused methods, attachment-based thinking, mindfulness, and emotional regulation skills. These are used to address things like post-traumatic stress, relationship strain, and problems with self-love and forgiveness.
If faith or spirituality matters to a client, she can include those elements in conversation. The process begins with small steps: naming what hurts, trying concrete skills, and noticing what changes. She asks clients to bring their own expertise about their lives into each session.
How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions
Stephanie integrates cognitive behavioral ideas and emotionally focused methods in her work. Cognitive behavioral techniques involve identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavioral experiments, which can help with depression, anxiety, and guilt. Emotionally focused methods center on recognizing and naming emotions in relationships and improving how people communicate about hurt and repair.She also uses attachment-based thinking and mindfulness skills. Attachment-based ideas look at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions, which can be useful for control issues, post-traumatic stress, and self-esteem concerns. Mindfulness and emotional regulation skills teach simple practices to notice feelings and reduce overwhelm in the moment.
Finding the right mix of these approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjust over time based on what helps most.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, sessions can be scheduled during a lunch break, require less travel, or be shorter check-ins when appropriate. These practical benefits often help people keep therapy consistent while they test different approaches.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to guilt or shame?
She works with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, and related issues like forgiveness and guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of deep shame?
Her style is conversational and sometimes direct; she uses trauma-informed, integrative methods and practical skills to help people name and manage intense emotions.
What experience does she bring to this work?
She has seven years of experience across counseling, coaching, education, and helping professions, which informs how she chooses techniques and structures sessions.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Virginia.
Can I work with her if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept clients outside the United States?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.