How Stephanie works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Stephanie
Stephanie Knauer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with high stress, anger, anxiety, addictions, depression, and life changes. Stephanie aims to make sessions straightforward and useful for day-to-day life.
She uses a mix of approaches that match what each person needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers practical skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
Background and approach
Attachment-Based and client-centered ideas shape how she builds a respectful working relationship. Stephanie earned her Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Shippensburg University and has seven years of experience in behavioral health settings. Her background includes work in inpatient psychiatric care and substance abuse treatment, which gives her familiarity with acute stress and addiction-related issues.
In sessions she blends structured skill teaching with attentive listening. That can mean practicing coping skills, trying a new behavior between sessions, or focusing on how early relationships affect current reactions. She also brings mindfulness exercises and solution-focused steps when those fit.
People often come for anger, relationship or parenting stress, grief, sleep and eating concerns, ADHD-related challenges, or career pressure. She also supports those facing caregiver strain, chronic illness, and first responder stress. Stephanie works in English and provides services through a variety of online formats.
What Stephanie works with
Everything Stephanie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Stephanie's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Stephanie lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current reactions and patterns. It helps people understand why they may respond strongly in close relationships and works toward more dependable ways of connecting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and changing day-to-day habits that cause distress. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit best given goals, needs, and preferences. That might mean combining CBT skills with DBT techniques or using attachment ideas to inform communication work. Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support ongoing check-ins, skill reminders, and flexible communication between longer sessions. Together, these formats and approaches offer flexible ways to work on anger, stress, coping skills, and relationship patterns without needing to travel to an office.Questions people ask about Stephanie
What concerns does Stephanie commonly help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, depression, and coping with life changes. Other areas include grief, sleep and eating issues, relationship and parenting stress, and ADHD-related challenges.
What is her therapy style like?
She blends structured skill teaching with listening. Sessions often include practical tools from CBT and DBT plus mindfulness and attachment-focused attention to relationships.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of experience working in behavioral health settings, including inpatient psychiatric care and substance abuse treatment.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Pennsylvania. Her practice is located in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients supported?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Different formats allow for shorter check-ins or full conversations depending on needs.
How does payment and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To start, use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.