Stephanie Crume, LPC

Stephanie Crume is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Oklahoma with 13 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, or major life changes. She also supports those facing relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, and LGBT-related issues. Taking a first step can feel hard, and she aims to make that step more manageable.

Stephanie works in a direct, practical way. She treats clients as the experts on their own lives and focuses on strengths people already have. Sessions tend to revolve around clear goals, real-world coping skills, and steady progress rather than abstract theory.

Her methods draw on several evidence-informed approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy. These methods help people handle painful feelings, change unhelpful patterns, and rebuild trusted connections with others.

She also brings strategies from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Existential Therapy when emotions are intense or when people are questioning meaning and direction. These tools are used flexibly to fit each person’s situation and goals.

Stephanie is comfortable supporting people dealing with complex, overlapping concerns such as ADHD, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and co-occurring mood conditions. She emphasizes practical steps, honest conversation, and steady work toward a more manageable life.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and when life changes make choices feel overwhelming. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps repair trust and closeness in relationships and family roles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will help clients decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Treatment plans are collaborative and can combine techniques from different approaches to address practical problems and personal values.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins during a lunch break, or meeting without needing to travel. Some approaches lend themselves to homework and between-session practice, which can be especially useful when scheduling limits contact time. Licensed professionals use these methods to focus on manageable steps and steady progress.