- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Colorado, Virginia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Grief
About Stephanie
Stephanie Trahant is a licensed professional counselor who helps people navigate relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, anxiety, and major life transitions. She brings 12 years of counseling experience and a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions. Stephanie aims to make goals feel manageable and offers concrete steps clients can try between meetings.
She favors plain language and steady support. Sessions often include short homework tasks when helpful, so progress continues outside of appointments.
Background and approach
Stephanie also listens for spiritual themes when clients bring faith into the conversation and can reflect on how those beliefs shape choices and coping. Her background combines formal counseling education with years of life experience raising two daughters. That mix informs a flexible, people-centered approach that blends coaching, pastoral-style reflection, and traditional counseling techniques.
She is comfortable using written exchanges as part of therapy, drawing on her writing skills to help clients find words for difficult feelings. Stephanie uses a range of methods to meet specific needs, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, existential ideas about meaning, and EMDR for trauma-related issues.
She tailors sessions to the person in front of her rather than sticking to a single formula. Clients who want a frank, warm, and sometimes humorous ally may find her style a good match. Stephanie practices in Virginia and holds LPC credentials.
She works with people dealing with stress, depression, family problems, caregiver strain, life purpose questions, and related concerns. Communication, coping skills, and emotional processing are common threads in her work.
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.
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Women's issues
Approaches Stephanie lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches and how online sessions can help
Stephanie commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that reduce anxiety, improve mood, and clarify priorities. She also draws on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, which is an approach aimed at reducing the intensity of traumatic memories and the distress they cause. Existential ideas are part of her work too, helping people talk about meaning, values, and choices during major life transitions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adapt techniques over time. Clients and therapist decide together which methods to try and when to change course based on progress and comfort.
Online therapy with her is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a camera isn’t wanted. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, writing out feelings, or for people who prefer typed communication. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping consistent momentum toward goals.
Questions people ask about Stephanie
What issues does Stephanie focus on?
She supports people facing relationship challenges, parenting concerns, grief, anxiety, stress, depression, trauma and related life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and conversational, with an emphasis on clear steps and occasional homework to help clients make steady progress.
What experience does she bring?
She has 12 years working in counseling and has balanced part-time practice with raising two daughters, combining clinical work and life experience.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LPC credentials and practices in Virginia.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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