About Stephanie
Stephanie Gildea is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, and mood changes. She offers practical support for trauma, addictions, sleep problems, and struggles with self-esteem. Stephanie also addresses parenting strain, grief, intimacy concerns, ADHD-related challenges, and compassion fatigue.
She holds a Master of Arts in Psychology with a concentration in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and has eight years of experience in the field.
Background and approach
Stephanie keeps sessions focused on the clients needs and works to connect clients with helpful resources. She aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk through what feels hardest right now. Her style is flexible and client-centered.
That means she follows the persons lead and adapts approaches to fit each situation. Conversations are practical and goal-oriented, with attention to emotions and life stories that matter to the client. Stephanie uses methods drawn from Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Narrative Therapy.
These methods support people who want to understand patterns, process difficult feelings, and try new ways of relating to themselves and others. People who reach out can expect clear communication about next steps and options. Stephanie prioritizes scheduling that fits daily life and works to make therapy useful from the start.
She welcomes questions and helps people decide whether short-term coaching or longer-term work will fit their goals.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and reflecting what the client shares. It helps people who need a steady, accepting presence to clarify goals and try small changes. Emotionally-Focused Therapy works with feelings in the moment and helps people identify patterns in how they respond to emotion and relationship stress. Narrative Therapy invites clients to name the stories that shape their lives and to try different ways of understanding difficult events.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adjust methods as sessions progress. That collaborative process makes it easier to try options and pick what helps most for anxiety, mood issues, or life transitions.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is useful for a fuller conversation and visual cues, while phone calls can work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text are handy for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when typing helps someone reflect. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy days.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
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