About Stephanie
Stephanie MacMurtrie is a licensed professional counselor in Pennsylvania who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She also supports those coping with family conflict, career struggles, addiction issues, parenting challenges, and problems with self-esteem or intimacy. She aims to offer a respectful, compassionate space for people who are nervous about starting therapy.
Stephanie keeps conversations straightforward and focused. She shapes sessions around each person's needs and goals rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.
Background and approach
Clients can expect open dialogue and a calm, nonjudgmental tone during meetings. Her approach mixes practical strategies with attention to personal values. Techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy are used alongside client-centered listening and mindfulness practices.
Motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas help when people want concrete next steps or support making changes. Sessions are structured to identify clear, achievable goals. Stephanie works with clients to break goals into manageable actions and to track progress over time.
She also pays attention to emotional safety and pacing so people can work at a speed that feels right. With seven years of experience, Stephanie draws on a range of methods to match each situation. She encourages people to speak plainly about what they need and to bring questions into the room.
Taking the first step can feel hard, and she aims to make it easier by listening and helping map a practical path forward.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person. Online sessions let the therapist follow the client's lead and respond to what comes up in conversation, which helps build trust and focus on personal concerns.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical skills to change them. In an online format CBT can include brief exercises, homework assignments, and skill practice between sessions to address anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.
Mindfulness therapy encourages simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and increase awareness of emotions and body sensations. These techniques can be taught in short guided practices during video or phone sessions and reinforced through messages or text check-ins.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options, try methods that fit your goals, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients are invited to share preferences so the work stays relevant and doable.
Online therapy offers flexibility across several formats. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and guided practices. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging allow quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep progress moving forward.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English