- Years in practice
- 7
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Stephanie
Stephanie Howard, LPCC, focuses on helping parents and individuals who feel stuck by stress, anxiety, parenting struggles, grief, or major life changes. She speaks plainly and aims to make sessions feel practical and hopeful for people looking to improve daily life and family relationships. She uses a client-centered style that keeps the conversation focused on each person’s needs.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and build new coping skills.
Background and approach
Mindfulness tools and solution-focused techniques add short-term strategies for managing strong emotions and moving toward goals. Stephanie has seven years of counseling experience and practices in Kentucky. Her background includes work with people facing depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship problems, and parenting stress.
She often helps people strengthen self-esteem, manage anger, and cope with panic or bipolar symptoms in everyday terms. Sessions are intended to be collaborative. Stephanie listens for strengths you may be overlooking, then outlines small, doable steps to try between meetings.
Parents are supported with concrete strategies to handle child behavior, family conflict, and the strain of raising children. Her training includes a Master of Arts in Licensed Professional Clinical Counseling and state licensure as an LPCC in Kentucky. Stephanie continues ongoing education to refine practical skills for therapy and to keep her approach up to date.
What Stephanie works with
Everything Stephanie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Stephanie helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Divorce and separation
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Stephanie lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches online for parents and individuals
Stephanie uses Client-Centered Therapy to build a supportive space where the conversation follows each person's priorities. This approach emphasizes listening, recognizing strengths, and shaping sessions around what matters most to the client.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify patterns of thinking that lead to stress or avoidance and teaches concrete skills to change those patterns. It is useful for anxiety, panic, low mood, and parenting-related worries where small behavior shifts can have big effects.
She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices. These techniques can reduce reactivity, help with emotional regulation, and make parenting moments feel calmer.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. Stephanie will work with each person to decide which combination of methods fits their goals and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts plans based on what is or isn’t helping.
Online sessions offer flexibility to fit therapy into a busy family life. Video calls let people read nonverbal cues, phone sessions can be a quieter low-bandwidth option, and live chat or text-based messaging support brief check-ins or ongoing coaching between meetings. These formats make it easier to keep momentum while balancing work, school, and caregiving.
Questions people ask about Stephanie
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and LGBT concerns, anger, bipolar issues, and related challenges.
What is her general therapy style?
She practices client-centered work combined with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, and solution-focused tools to build coping skills and small, realistic changes.
How long has she been practicing?
She has seven years of counseling experience working with people facing a range of life and family challenges.
What are her credentials and where does she work?
She holds the LPCC credential and is licensed in Kentucky as a KY LPCC.
Can I work with her if I live outside the U.S.?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, depending on what fits the client best.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; therapy is provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a session with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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