About Stephanie
Stephanie Trahant is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Virginia with 12 years of experience. She helps people facing relationship strain, grief, anxiety, stress, depression, and life transitions. Stephanie uses clear, practical tools and often gives short exercises between sessions when that will help progress.
Many clients appreciate that she writes well and can help put feelings into words during online chat or messaging. She brings warmth and a sense of humor to sessions while also honoring serious moments like grief or end-of-life concerns.
Background and approach
She describes her approach as a mix of counselor, coach, and spiritual companion for those who want that element included. Stephanie works with therapy methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address thoughts and behaviors, and she also uses Existential perspectives to talk about meaning and life purpose. She includes Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing when trauma work is appropriate.
Her style is flexible and practical rather than sticking to one set of techniques. She has a master’s degree from Colorado Christian University and has balanced counseling work with raising two daughters. That background influences how she thinks about caregiving, blended family issues, and communication problems.
She aims to help people find common ground and clearer paths forward. Sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their day. Stephanie frames therapy as a partnership and helps clients set small, doable goals for change.
Approaches you can use online
Stephanie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change small behaviors that get in the way of feeling better; it is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. She also works with Existential Therapy to talk about meaning, life purpose, and big questions that come up during major transitions. When trauma is present, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing can be part of the plan to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and symptoms.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will discuss what feels most useful and adjust methods as goals and needs evolve. Clients are invited to share preferences and to try different techniques until something clicks.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, letting people pick what fits their day. Video allows face-to-face work and deeper conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat or text can help find words and be used for quick check-ins or homework prompts. These options make it simpler to keep momentum while balancing work, caregiving, or travel commitments.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Colorado, Virginia
- Languages
- English