About Stephanie
Stephanie Arzavala-Reed uses practical therapy approaches to help people manage anxiety and stress. She is a licensed clinical professional counselor - LCPC and a licensed clinical mental health counselor - LCMHC with ten years of experience. Stephanie aims to make the first step feel doable and clear for people who are overwhelmed by big emotions or life changes.
She focuses on simple, goal-oriented work. Sessions often include problem-solving, building coping skills, and learning ways to shift unhelpful thoughts.
Background and approach
Stephanie draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and client-centered methods to shape each session around what matters most to the person in front of her. Stephanie has supported people facing relationship strain, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and identity concerns. She also helps with depression, self-esteem, anger, compassion fatigue, and career stress.
Additional focus areas include attachment and communication problems, hoarding, first responder issues, and coping with major life transitions. Her style is down-to-earth and collaborative. She works with clients to set clear goals, try small experiments between sessions, and adjust plans as progress unfolds.
Many sessions emphasize mindfulness and practical tools that can be used right away. Stephanie practices in Illinois and conducts sessions in English. She offers a range of online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
To get started, a short matching questionnaire helps pair needs with scheduling options.
Therapeutic approaches and online options that fit your life
Stephanie often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioral techniques in online sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, and then choose actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to identify goals and tries methods that fit their needs and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most, so clients play an active role in shaping their care.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and practice in-session exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer short, flexible ways to touch base and reinforce skills between longer sessions. These options aim to make it simpler to fit therapy into busy lives while still working toward meaningful change.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Illinois, Missouri, Arizona, New Hampshire, Washington, Nevada, Oregon
- Languages
- English
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