Stephanie Maxwell

Stephanie Maxwell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 12 years of clinical experience helping people through difficult life moments. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship concerns, and LGBTQ+ related issues. Her manner is warm and straightforward, and she aims to help clients feel seen and accepted from the first session.

Stephanie uses practical, evidence-informed methods to address current problems. She draws on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to challenge unhelpful thinking patterns. She also uses acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and mindfulness strategies to help people clarify what matters to them and build more purposeful habits.

Attachment-based ideas shape how she thinks about relationships and family of origin concerns. Emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) informs work on connection, communication, and repairing ruptures. Sessions commonly include talking through recent situations, practicing new ways to respond, and learning skills to manage distressing feelings.

She also attends to body-based awareness when trauma or stress affects physical wellbeing. That can mean simple practices to notice tension, regulate breathing, and return focus to the present moment. Her approach is collaborative: clients set goals and she offers tools and perspectives to meet them.

Stephanie welcomes questions about therapy and the process. She encourages people to move at their own pace and to bring whatever concerns feel most urgent. The emphasis is on practical change and steady progress rather than quick fixes.

How Stephanie’s approaches translate to online therapy

Stephanie commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in her work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors so daily life feels more manageable. ACT helps people clarify values and take committed action, even when difficult feelings are present.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She treats the choice of method as a collaboration, listening to your goals and trying different tools to see what fits. Clients help shape the plan based on what feels useful and realistic for them.

Session format details are not specified in her biography, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to use mindfulness exercises and in-the-moment skill practice from wherever you are, while the therapist and client test what works best for day-to-day life.