About Stephanie
Stephanie Horner is a licensed professional clinical counselor with 25 years of counseling experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or major life changes. Stephanie writes and listens with warmth and directness to help clients clarify what matters to them and take practical steps forward.
She began her career in healthcare and spent 10 years working as a nurse, including high-risk labor and delivery.
Background and approach
Stephanie later held roles as a school district health director and developed at-risk programs before moving into counseling. That range of experience shaped how she sees problems and solutions in everyday life. Stephanie now works primarily with adults and draws on approaches that include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness, client-centered listening, and motivational interviewing.
Sessions aim to identify the specific issue, set realistic goals, and practice skills that fit the client’s daily routine. Her style is both gentle and practical. She combines empathy and humor with concrete strategies for coping, sleep, anger, parenting concerns, and attention difficulties such as ADHD.
Stephanie helps people build skills they can use after the initial work is done. Her stated goal is to empower clients through transitions and growth. She guides people step by step to notice patterns, choose values-based actions, and develop techniques to manage symptoms and move toward the life they want.
Therapeutic approaches that work well online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. ACT can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions by teaching acceptance and committed action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, sleep problems, and depression. CBT often uses short exercises and homework to practice skills between sessions.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped in the past. Together they will try strategies, adjust them as needed, and pick the mix of techniques that fits the person's life and goals.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video or phone work well for deeper conversations and skills practice. Live chat or messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, follow-ups, or when someone needs a shorter touchpoint during the day. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or travel schedules while staying connected with a licensed professional.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- New Mexico
- Languages
- English
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