- Evidence-based approaches
- Practical habit building
- Compassionate support
About Stephanie
Stephanie Sarafinas is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and sleep difficulties. She brings 25 years of experience to conversations about career shifts, parenting strain, and relationship challenges. Her tone is compassionate and down-to-earth, focused on practical steps rather than jargon.
Stephanie uses straightforward tools to help reduce symptoms and regain routine. Sessions often include skills for calming the body, managing difficult thoughts, and improving daily habits that affect rest and energy. She also helps people who are navigating grief, loss, trauma, or the emotional side of chronic illness and caregiving.
Her work includes attention to attention-related struggles such as ADHD and to autism spectrum experiences, always aiming to tailor strategies to the person in front of her. Stephanie pays close attention to communication patterns, codependency, and family problems that affect wellbeing and sleep.
Therapy with her mixes short-term goal setting and longer-term problem solving. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior ideas, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work to create clear, doable steps. Sessions are paced to fit each person’s needs.
People who choose her often want practical coping tools, clearer priorities, and steadier daily routines. She helps clients build small habits that add up to better rest, more focus, and less overwhelm over time.
Approaches that translate to online care
Stephanie commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help people change unhelpful thought patterns and small daily routines that affect mood and sleep. CBT focuses on identifying specific thoughts and behaviors and trying practical experiments to see what helps.She also uses dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. These skills are useful for reducing overwhelm, improving communication, and managing reactive sleep disruptions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they’ll choose strategies and adjust them as progress is made so the plan fits daily life.
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, avoid travel time, and maintain continuity when schedules are tight. Different approaches lend themselves to different session rhythms, and the therapist can recommend how to structure appointments to support practice between meetings.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Credentials
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, career transitions, parenting strain, relationship and family issues, trauma and grief, ADHD, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on concrete skills, habit changes, and short-term goals alongside longer-term problem solving.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience working with adults on a range of issues including chronic illness, caregiver stress, and mood concerns.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are costs 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?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.