Stephanie Engel

Stephanie Engel is a licensed clinical social worker in North Carolina with 12 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. Her approach aims to make starting therapy feel less overwhelming and more doable. Stephanie focuses on clear, practical steps people can use between sessions. She listens for what matters most and helps set small goals to build confidence and motivation. Sessions are meant to be a place to talk honestly about thoughts and feelings without judgment. Her background includes work across mood concerns and stress-related struggles, including communication problems, caregiver strain, chronic illness and pain, and isolation. She also supports people dealing with guilt, impulsivity, and midlife transitions, and she has experience with veteran and armed forces issues. In sessions Stephanie uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice patterns and try different responses. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy also guide her work when clients want to clarify goals and take actionable steps. She aims to keep conversations straightforward and practical. New clients are encouraged to notice what they want to change and to try small experiments between meetings. Starting therapy is presented as a step-by-step process rather than a single event.

How her approaches translate to online care

Stephanie uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and concentrate on actions that match their values. ACT is often useful for stress, anxiety, and decisions about life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. CBT offers straightforward practices for reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression and for managing anger in the moment.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices that reduce reactivity and improve focus. This approach pairs well with ACT and CBT when someone wants tools for staying present during stressful times.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, needs, and daily life. That collaboration may mean trying one approach for a while and adjusting based on what helps.

Please confirm which session formats are available before booking, as the profile does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time so sessions can better match work or caregiving commitments.