About Stephanie
Stephanie Beattie is a Licensed Professional Counselor in South Carolina with 19 years of experience. She greets new clients with a calm, nonjudgmental manner and focuses on practical steps people can take when life feels overwhelming. She works in plain language and listens first, then helps map out ways forward.
Her practice covers common concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and addiction. She also supports people facing trauma, grief, relationship strain, and questions around intimacy.
Background and approach
Stephanie offers help for parenting stress, career challenges, compassion fatigue, and the daily effects of ADHD. Stephanie uses a mix of approaches to fit each person. She draws on client-centered work to keep conversations focused on the person’s needs.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors. Mindfulness and solution-focused techniques are brought in for coping skills and short-term goals. Sessions are practical and user-focused.
She helps clients set clear, achievable steps and checks progress together. The tone remains respectful and relaxed while keeping attention on real-life changes clients want to make. People choosing Stephanie can expect straightforward talk about what’s going on and options for change.
She aims to build a simple roadmap for improvement and supports clients as they try new strategies. Her practice is based in South Carolina and her work is offered in English.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Stephanie blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to meet people where they are. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and shaping work around the person’s needs, which helps when someone wants space to be heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, depression, panic, or unhelpful patterns.She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and help with stress and trauma symptoms. These approaches are chosen together with the client, so the therapist and client decide which methods best match the person’s goals and preferences. The therapist will check in and adapt the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and varied needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more connection is helpful. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter setup is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, asking questions between sessions, or when writing out thoughts feels easier. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into work, family, or travel routines while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English