Stephanie Petersen, LCSW, LMSW

Stephanie Petersen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) who brings 14 years of clinical experience to her practice. She works with adults on challenges like stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, career shifts, and addiction. Her tone is encouraging and practical, and she focuses on teaching coping skills clients can use outside sessions.

She draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and motivational interviewing are also part of her toolkit, along with psychodynamic ideas when exploring how past experiences shape present patterns. Sessions combine skill practice with conversations about meaning and goals.

Stephanie's background includes medical social work in hospital settings and home health, and she has provided telehealth therapy since 2020. That clinical variety informs a flexible style that adjusts to each person's needs. She emphasizes clear, manageable steps rather than abstract theory.

In sessions she helps people make sense of losses, manage chronic stress, navigate relationship and family tensions, and cope with life transitions common in midlife. She also supports people dealing with caregiving strain, chronic illness, body image concerns, and addiction-related struggles.

Her approach is collaborative and nonjudgmental. She aims to be a steady supporter while teaching practical tools, and to help clients set realistic goals and notice progress along the way.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking actions that align with them. It helps people who feel stuck during life changes to make small, meaningful shifts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can ease anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness Therapy trains present-moment awareness and simple practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they will try methods that fit the person’s needs and adjust strategies over time based on what helps.

Because session formats are not specified in this profile, confirm current session options before booking. Online care can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people continue consistent work during relocations or life transitions. Licensed professionals can adapt these therapeutic approaches to work effectively through remote meetings when both people agree it’s a good fit.