About Stephenie
Stephenie Connelly is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Oklahoma with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, build self-esteem, and work through parenting and anger concerns. Stephenie aims to make the first step into therapy feel less overwhelming and offers steady support along the way.
Her work favors clear, practical conversation. Sessions are a place to talk about what’s happening now and figure out small changes that make daily life easier.
Background and approach
She uses client-centered listening to understand each person's needs before suggesting tools and strategies. Stephenie often draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. She also includes trauma-focused methods when past events are getting in the way of feeling safe and calm.
These approaches are used together to match what an individual needs in the moment. People come for help with a wide range of concerns including ADHD, grief, depression, relationship stresses, and coping with life changes. She also supports those dealing with compassion fatigue, caregiver strain, social anxiety, and communication problems.
Sessions move at a pace set by the client and focus on practical steps for daily life. In sessions she keeps the tone straightforward and nonjudgmental. The focus is on listening first, then creating a plan that fits each person's goals and schedule.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening without judgment and following the client's lead. In online sessions this means time is spent letting the person describe what matters most and shaping goals around their priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and trying practical experiments to change them; it can help with anxiety, low mood, and social fears. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on how past events affect present feelings and reactions and offers strategies to reduce their impact on daily life.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions can mix approaches and shift as progress is made or new concerns arise.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for interactive work and visual connection. Phone sessions can be easier when a quick check-in or lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter, flexible contact during busy days and can help maintain momentum between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, caregiving schedule, or other routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma
- Languages
- English
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