Stephanie Sarafinas, LPC

Stephanie Sarafinas is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 25 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and the unsettled feeling that follows big life changes. She commonly works with parenting concerns, career transitions, grief, sleeping problems, and questions about life purpose.

Her style is practical and collaborative. Sessions focus on clear goals and small, doable steps rather than abstract talk. She uses a mix of approaches to suit what a person needs in the moment, and she explains options in plain language so people can choose what feels right.

Stephanie draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to identify unhelpful thought patterns and build steady coping habits. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and Motivational Interviewing when people need help with emotion regulation or to clarify motivation for change. Solution-Focused techniques guide short-term planning and immediate problem solving.

She has long experience supporting people dealing with trauma, chronic pain or illness, caregiver stress, and relationship or family problems. She also works with those navigating ADHD, autism spectrum experiences, and issues tied to identity and belonging within LGBT contexts.

Conversations often include skill practice, behavior experiments, and plain feedback about progress. Sessions may address parenting strain, compassion fatigue, anger, codependency, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Stephanie helps people break big problems into manageable steps and track what changes between visits.

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