About Stephanie
Stephanie E Rettig is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who helps people navigate anxiety, depression, stress, and life transitions. She writes plainly and listens closely to understand what feels most urgent for each person. Her style aims to build trust so people feel safe to try new ways of coping.
She has about 10 years of clinical experience and often sees people grappling with self-esteem, anger, grief, career concerns, and relationship or family stress.
Background and approach
She also supports those facing attention challenges, addiction struggles, body image concerns, and attachment or abandonment wounds. Stephanie meets clients where they are and focuses on practical steps that reduce overwhelm. Her approach blends several proven methods.
She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to clarify thinking and change unhelpful patterns. She uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people act on their values, even when feelings are difficult. She also relies on client-centered skills to keep the work grounded in each person’s own goals.
Sessions are paced to match each person’s needs and goals. Stephanie emphasizes building a strong working relationship first, then setting small, achievable goals to create change. Many people find this steady, values-focused approach helpful when facing big life shifts.
She offers weekday sessions and keeps a deliberate caseload to focus on her clients. If you want a straightforward listener who helps you set clear next steps, she may be a good fit.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on helping people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take small actions that match their values. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and major life transitions by shifting the emphasis from feeling better first to moving toward what matters.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and practice new responses. It is useful for treating anxiety, anger, low mood, and when someone needs step-by-step tools to change how they react in daily life.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals, try a few techniques, and adjust the plan together so the method fits your needs and preferences rather than the other way around.
Online sessions give practical flexibility. Video calls let the therapist see nonverbal cues and run exercises that work visually. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins and homework support easier between sessions. These formats can help you fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep steady progress even when life is hectic.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English