- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- EMDR approaches
- Grief and end-of-life
About Stephanie
Stephanie Trahant is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 12 years of experience. She practices in Virginia and works with people facing relationship problems, grief, stress, anxiety, family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, self-esteem struggles, career questions, depression, and coping with life changes.
Stephanie often incorporates practical tasks between sessions for people who want concrete steps forward. She describes her style as part therapist, part life coach, and part spiritual director, and she invites clients who hold a faith perspective to notice how that shapes their experience.
Grief work is an area she particularly values. She says it is an honor to walk with people through mourning and end-of-life concerns, including hospice and caregiver stress. She also addresses issues tied to guilt and shame, forgiveness, and complex family dynamics like blended family problems or divorce and separation.
Her approach pulls from several established methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify thinking patterns and practical behavior changes. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is among the tools she may use for processing traumatic memories. Existential therapy ideas inform conversations about meaning, life purpose, and big transitions.
Stephanie has a background that includes a master’s degree from Colorado Christian University completed in 1998 and years of varied counseling work since then. She values clear communication, uses writing skills to help people find words for their feelings, and encourages a mix of humor and realism during sessions.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Stephanie commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thinking and behavior patterns; this approach is practical and often involves simple exercises between meetings. Existential therapy is used to talk about meaning, choices, and life purpose, which can help when someone feels stuck or unsure about big changes.She also lists Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) among her methods, which aims to process distressing memories and reduce their emotional impact; this can be helpful for trauma-related symptoms when appropriate for the person. Choosing which approach to use is a shared decision. She will work with each person to figure out what fits their needs, goals, and preferences rather than imposing a single method.
The profile notes that online chat suits her skill as a writer and can help people find words for their feelings. Because the therapist's listed formats are limited in the source, confirm the exact session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and offer alternatives if travel or scheduling would otherwise be a barrier.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Colorado, Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with relationship issues, grief, stress, anxiety, family problems, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, self-esteem, career matters, depression, and life changes.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other methods to help identify unhelpful thoughts and practice alternative responses to guilt and shame.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has 12 years of experience and earned a master’s degree from Colorado Christian University in 1998, with counseling work across different settings since then.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Colorado and Virginia and practices from Virginia.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original profile highlights online chat as a good fit given her writing background; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
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