About Stephanie
Stephanie Upchurch is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Oklahoma. She focuses on practical help for stress and anxiety and supports people facing parenting challenges, self-esteem struggles, and career questions. She welcomes people who are dealing with caregiver strain or compassion fatigue and those managing life changes.
Stephanie draws on seven years of counseling experience working with people who are neurodivergent, including those with Autism and Asperger Syndrome, and with individuals who have intellectual disabilities.
Background and approach
She listens first and asks simple, direct questions to understand each person's routine and pressures. Sessions aim to make daily life feel more manageable. Her approach emphasizes honest conversation and steady problem-solving.
She helps clients notice unhelpful patterns and practice small, realistic changes. Work together often includes building clearer communication habits and setting boundaries that fit each person’s situation. Stephanie also helps people clarify life purpose and strengthen self-love.
She offers guidance for career stress and for those navigating parenting responsibilities without judgment. The focus is on practical steps clients can try between sessions. People describe beginning work with her as taking a clear first step toward feeling better.
She supports clients as they experiment with new behaviors and adjust goals over time. The aim is steady progress rather than overnight fixes.
How evidence-based techniques are used online
Stephanie works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical steps. One common technique is behavioral activation, which helps people break down overwhelming tasks into small actions to reduce avoidance and low mood. This can be useful for anxiety, low energy, and motivation struggles. Another frequent approach involves communication skills training and problem-solving work. This teaches concrete ways to express needs, manage conflict, and set boundaries. It is helpful for parenting challenges, caregiver stress, workplace conflict, and relationship strain. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Stephanie works with each person to identify what feels most useful, based on their goals and daily life. She adjusts techniques over time and encourages collaboration so the plan fits each client’s preferences. Online sessions give practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick support, processing between sessions, and when writing feels more natural. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and respond to needs as they arise.Questions people ask
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Intellectual disability
- Life purpose
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma, Oregon
- Languages
- English
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