- 12 years experience
- Pennsylvania LPC
- Collaborative approach
About Stephanie
Stephanie Maxwell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 12 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, depression, trauma, relationship struggles, and LGBTQ concerns. Her style is down-to-earth and collaborative, and she aims to make people feel heard and accepted from the first session.
She uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to help identify unhelpful thinking and shift patterns that maintain distress. Stephanie also draws on acceptance and commitment therapy to help people clarify values and take steps that matter, even when anxiety is present. Attachment-based ideas inform her work when relationship history and connection shape present difficulties.
Sessions often include mindfulness and body-aware techniques to calm the nervous system and build tolerance for uncomfortable sensations. She combines these approaches to match what each person needs, whether that means learning new coping skills or working through past hurt. The focus is on manageable, real-world changes rather than long, abstract explanations.
Stephanie encourages a gentle, team-oriented approach. She views clients as experts on their lives and offers tools, feedback, and compassion as people try new ways of responding. If you are dealing with panic, ongoing anxiety, or the fallout of trauma, she offers steady support while you build skills to manage symptoms and reconnect with daily life.
To begin, she asks people to take a first step and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling sessions. That initial match helps shape early treatment goals and practical next steps.
How her approaches translate to online work
Stephanie commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT focuses on practical exercises and homework that can be reviewed across sessions to reduce anxiety and panic symptoms.She also works with acceptance and commitment therapy, which helps people clarify what matters to them and take meaningful action even when uncomfortable feelings are present. This approach supports learning new responses to stress rather than trying to eliminate feelings entirely.
Attachment-based ideas inform her thinking about close relationships and how past relational patterns influence current reactions. That perspective can help when relationship history fuels ongoing anxiety or difficulty trusting others.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and preferences, adjusting plans as progress is made. That means trying concrete skills, checking what helps, and shifting strategies when needed.
Session formats are not specified in the provided biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can use these formats to help people learn skills, process difficult feelings, and practice new behaviors in everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship worries, and LGBTQ issues. Additional areas include attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, and caregiver stress.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She uses practical skills, mindfulness, and a team approach where the client guides goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working with people facing anxiety, trauma, and relationship challenges.
What credentials and location should I know?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.