Stefani Dzikiy-Wasil, LPC

Stefani Dzikiy-Wasil is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania. She brings 17 years of counseling experience and a calm, direct manner to sessions. She aims to help people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or major life changes.

She works in plain language and keeps conversations focused on practical steps. Sessions often include tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused work to identify patterns and try new behaviors. Motivational interviewing is used when people want help finding the motivation to change habits or make difficult decisions.

Stefani has supported people affected by trauma and abuse and those navigating mood challenges such as bipolar disorder and seasonal shifts. She also helps clients with relationship and family concerns, communication problems, parenting strain, and issues like codependency and social anxiety.

She has experience using hypnotherapy for goals such as smoking or vaping cessation and weight loss when clients are interested in that option. Her style aims to be warm, respectful, and interactive while tailoring each plan to what the person needs right now.

Stefani encourages small, achievable steps and works with people who want clear strategies they can apply between sessions. She guides clients through change with practical tools, gentle challenge, and ongoing review of progress.

How Stefani uses practical approaches online

Stefani commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing in sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, then teaches concrete skills to shift those patterns, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Motivational interviewing focuses on building a person's own reasons for change and can help with goals like quitting smoking or improving routines.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and comfort level, and will adjust the plan as progress is reviewed. Clients are encouraged to try techniques in small steps and bring back what works and what does not.

Online therapy offers flexibility and several ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and discussion. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to have brief exchanges, quick reflections, or ongoing encouragement between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum on goals.