About Stephanie
Stephanie Frey is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in Iowa. She helps people managing stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and relationship concerns. She aims to make sessions straightforward and practical for parents and adults who need tools they can use right away.
Stephanie keeps sessions warm and down-to-earth. She listens first and works with each person to set clear goals. Her style leans toward problem-solving and building skills while honoring each person's experience.
Background and approach
She commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and teach new coping strategies. Stephanie also uses client-centered methods that follow what the person brings to the session and emphasize strengths. Together these approaches are used to address mood concerns, panic and social anxiety, obsessions and compulsions, trauma, and life transitions.
With seven years of clinical experience, Stephanie has worked across a range of mental health settings. She has supported people dealing with self-esteem, young adult issues, family stress, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Her background includes work with crisis situations and dual diagnosis support.
Sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Stephanie speaks English and provides care to people in Iowa. She does not take international clients.
How Stephanie Uses Therapy Approaches Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following what the person brings to the session. It helps when someone needs acceptance, empathy, and a space to talk things through without pressure. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, panic, OCD symptoms, and mood concerns.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. If something isn’t working, adjustments are made together so the work stays useful and relevant.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to connect. Video calls are close to an in-person visit and work well for deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send updates, ask quick questions, or check in between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep progress moving forward.
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What this therapist works with
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- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
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- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Iowa
- Languages
- English
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