About Stana
Stana Self is a licensed professional counselor in Oklahoma who helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, and depression. She supports those navigating life changes and people looking to regain motivation and confidence. Her approach is straightforward and compassionate, with an emphasis on practical steps clients can use between sessions.
She creates a calm space where clients can speak openly about their feelings without judgment. Conversations focus on what is happening now and on small changes that can improve day-to-day life.
Background and approach
She encourages clear goals and simple strategies that fit into a busy routine. Stana draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions toward concrete outcomes. She works collaboratively, checking in about what helps and adjusting the plan as needed.
Progress is tracked in ways that make sense to each person she sees. With five years of clinical experience, she blends a direct style with warmth and patience. She aims to empower people to handle intense emotions, improve communication, and rebuild self-worth.
Sessions move at a pace set by the client, with steady support along the way. People who want practical tools for stress, mood concerns, or major life transitions may find her approach useful. She provides telehealth options so work can continue around other commitments.
Stana speaks English and practices as an OK LPC.
Evidence-based approaches for online care
Stana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on real-life change. One common approach she uses helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns and replace them with more balanced thinking. This method is helpful for anxiety, low mood, and self-critical thinking. Another approach centers on learning emotion regulation and coping skills through step-by-step practice. That work supports managing anger, strong reactions, and stress during life changes.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. She reviews goals and preferences with each person and adapts methods as the work progresses. Together they try strategies, note what helps, and shift focus when needed to keep progress moving.
Online therapy offers practical advantages for many people. Video calls let the conversation feel closer to an in-person visit. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit support into a busy day and to send quick updates between sessions. These formats aim to make consistent care more flexible and accessible while keeping the focus on the client’s goals and everyday functioning.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma
- Languages
- English