Stephanie Knauer

Stephanie Knauer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania. She focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, anger, addiction, low self-esteem, and coping with major life changes. Stephanie writes plainly and listens closely to what matters most to each person who comes in.

She uses straightforward, practical strategies in sessions. Cognitive behavioral techniques help unpack unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors. Dialectical behavior ideas support emotional regulation and managing strong feelings. She also draws on attachment-based and client-centered approaches to build trust and understanding.

Stephanie earned a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Shippensburg University in 2018 and completed a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology there in 2016. Her background includes work in inpatient behavioral health and in both inpatient and outpatient substance abuse programs. Those roles gave her hands-on experience with people facing intense crises and ongoing recovery needs.

In the room she combines skill-building with a focus on daily routines and wellness. She can help people with sleep or eating struggles, parenting stress, career pressure, grief, trauma, and issues that overlap like ADHD and bipolar symptoms. Stephanie also has an interest in athlete performance anxiety and holistic health practices.

Clients can expect clear goals and practical homework between sessions when appropriate. The tone is collaborative and calm, aimed at helping people regain control over reactions and build more satisfying routines.

How Stephanie’s approaches work online

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current reactions and trust. Online sessions can use this approach to notice patterns and practice different ways of relating to others. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It suits worries, low mood, and practical problems like sleep or procrastination. Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills for handling strong feelings and conflict.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Confirm available session formats before booking, since options are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and let people check in from a quieter spot. It also allows for consistent weekly work, short check-ins when needed, and using written or spoken exercises between meetings to keep momentum.