About Stephanie
Stephanie Collins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma. She uses a direct, down-to-earth approach and treats each person as the expert on their own life. Stephanie aims to make therapy practical and relevant to daily challenges.
She practices from a client-centered perspective, which means sessions focus on the person's priorities and choices. Stephanie asks questions, listens closely, and works alongside the person to set realistic goals.
Background and approach
She offers guidance and practical resources rather than telling people what to do. Her work also draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to identify patterns of thinking that feed stress and anxiety. With simple tools, she helps people test unhelpful thoughts and try new ways of responding.
Solution-focused techniques are used to build on what already works and set small, achievable steps forward. Stephanie has ten years of experience as an LCSW and has supported people coping with issues such as domestic violence, sexual assault and abuse, cancer, and feelings of isolation. She also addresses relationship concerns, self-esteem, and post-traumatic stress in one-on-one sessions.
Sessions are offered in English and she practices in Wisconsin. Her style is nonjudgmental and curious, and she encourages people to be active partners in deciding what feels most helpful for them.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-centered therapy starts by listening to the person's priorities and shaping sessions around their goals. Online sessions let the therapist and client collaborate on what matters most and adjust plans as progress is made.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on how thoughts influence feelings and behavior. In remote sessions, CBT often uses short exercises, thought records, and simple behavioral experiments that can be tried between meetings to reduce anxiety and depression.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will help the person decide which methods fit their needs and preferences and will adapt techniques as progress is tracked. That shared decision-making keeps therapy practical and focused on achievable steps.
Online formats offer flexibility for different needs. Video calls provide face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues, phone sessions can be easier when video is not possible, and live chat or text messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing coaching-style contact. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life and to practice new skills in real time.
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What this therapist works with
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- Stress, Anxiety
- Depression
- Coaching
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- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin, Illinois
- Languages
- English
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