Hi, I’m Stephanie.

My goal as your therapist is to have you leave therapy with a renewed sense of possibility. I’m here to help you deepen your awareness of the beliefs and patterns that have been keeping you from experiencing your life in the healthiest, most fulfilling, and most meaningful ways. While I only practice evidence-based treatments, I don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach. Therapy is an art as much as a science, one that is meant to honor your unique personality, your unique story, and your specific goals. But regardless of what you may be bringing to therapy, clients tend to have one thing in common- an experience of existential isolation. It may feel like there’s a gulf between you and any other person because no one in the world can fully know what it’s like to have to be you, and I’m here to help you deepen your sense of belonging to yourself so that you can create a more deeply connected experience in your life and relationships.

Clinical Experience

As a clinician, I have worked in both non-profit and private practice settings, serving a diverse clientele seeking help for a wide range of issues. I have extensive experience in how to effectively navigate the dilemmas often experienced by clients related to their values, belief systems, family of origin, relationship, or life path. I’ve received extensive training in a Common Factors approach, meaning I have a deep understanding of the elements that are consistent across different therapeutic approaches, and am competent in tailoring interventions to each client’s needs.

With a former career in corporate healthcare analytics, I can better serve clients who are experiencing problems unique to high-performance and high-stress positions. As both a therapist and a retired fitness instructor, my approach to health is holistic, fully encompassing the mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing of my clients. Additionally, my clinical approach is enriched by my own life experience- my husband and I are parents to two young children, I’ve lost a parent to suicide, I’ve experienced divorce both as a child and personally as an adult- just to name a few. I am deeply compassionate, have a heart for the marginalized, and am enthusiastic about seeing others move out of surviving and masking and into thriving.

Clinical Specialties

My areas of special clinical focus include couple therapy, couple conflict and communication, life transitions, relationship stressors unique to parenthood, recovery from generational trauma and unhealthy family systems, spiritual or existential distress, self differentiation and identity development, issues of shame and self-worth, anxiety and depression.

Education

Master of Marriage and Family Therapy, Lipscomb University

B.S., Healthcare Administration, University of Nevada, Las Vegas