Stana Self, LPC

Stana Self is an Oklahoma licensed professional counselor (LPC) with five years of clinical experience. She helps people who are feeling stressed, anxious, low in mood, or struggling with anger and self-esteem. She also supports people facing major life changes and those dealing with midlife transitions.

She aims to make sessions a calm place to talk. She creates an open setting where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment. Stana emphasizes practical steps and small changes that feel doable in day-to-day life.

In sessions she listens for patterns that keep people stuck, such as harsh self-talk, avoidance, or difficulty with boundaries. She works with clients to build clearer communication, better emotional coping, and more reliable routines. She also helps people clarify values and next steps when life feels uncertain.

Her approach balances short-term problem solving with deeper attention to what matters most to the client. She encourages honest conversation and collaborative goal setting. Sessions focus on what helps a person feel more capable and more in control of their choices.

People who choose Stana can expect straightforward guidance, practical tools, and support while they try new ways of coping. She frames change as a step-by-step process and stays focused on the client’s goals throughout therapy.

Approaches and how online work can fit your life

Stana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on problem solving and emotional understanding. One approach she uses helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns and test new ways of thinking and acting to reduce anxiety and low mood. Another approach emphasizes building practical coping skills such as breathing and grounding, activity scheduling, and stepwise behavior changes to manage stress and anger.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She talks with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts methods as therapy progresses. That collaborative process helps shape which techniques are used and how quickly to move between them.

If you are considering online therapy, check the session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when helpful, and reduce travel time so people can use time for coping practice between meetings. Therapists and licensed professionals commonly adapt exercises and homework for remote sessions to keep progress moving even when life gets hectic.