About Stephanie
Stephanie Van Ingen is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Pennsylvania with more than 20 years of experience. She approaches care with a developmental perspective, believing life stages and experiences shape how people cope today. She works with common concerns such as stress and anxiety and helps people facing mood changes, addiction, trauma, and relationship or family strains.
Stephanie keeps things practical and relationship-focused. She believes feeling safe and comfortable with a therapist matters most.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on building that working connection first, then using strategies that fit each person’s needs and goals. Her background includes work in outpatient and inpatient settings, treatment facilities, hospitals, schools, and residential programs. She has supported people across the lifespan, from very young children to older adults, in a variety of clinical environments.
Stephanie uses a flexible, eclectic approach that draws on several evidence-informed methods. She adapts techniques to what each person finds most helpful, mixing skill teaching, problem-solving, and deeper reflection as needed. She offers multiple ways to meet - video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging - so people can choose what fits their schedule and communication style.
She aims for steady progress toward realistic goals while honoring where someone is starting from.
Evidence-informed approaches and online care
Stephanie uses a mix of person-centered work and cognitive-behavioral techniques to support people. Person-centered work focuses on listening, building trust, and helping someone feel understood so they can explore feelings and goals. Cognitive-behavioral techniques teach practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can help with anxiety, mood, and coping skills.She also incorporates elements from trauma-focused and relational approaches when needed. Trauma-focused strategies help process difficult experiences in small, manageable steps. Relational approaches look at how relationships and development shape current patterns and help people try new ways of connecting and coping.
Finding the right blend is collaborative. The therapist and client work together to choose methods that match the client’s goals, preferences, and daily life. The plan can shift as progress is made or new needs emerge.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, giving flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. Video works well for in-depth conversation and visual cues, phone can be a simpler check-in when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can fit brief updates or busy days. These options make it easier to keep continuity and fit therapy into real life.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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