Dr. Stephanie Ferguson, LPCC

Dr. Stephanie Ferguson is a licensed professional clinical counselor practicing in New Mexico. She draws on six years of counseling experience and a long career in education to help people move forward. She aims to make first steps feel manageable and supports clients through common life stresses and transitions.

She focuses on issues such as anxiety, depression, stress, self-esteem, relationship concerns, and challenges around career and parenting. She also helps people facing grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas of attention include attachment and abandonment issues, body image, codependency, and communication problems.

Her style is straightforward and collaborative. She listens first and then works with each person to build a plan that fits their needs. Sessions blend practical skills with chances to talk through feelings and values.

Dr. Ferguson uses approaches drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and existential ideas. She adapts techniques to each person rather than following a single method.

She brings a rural-community perspective and years in education to her counseling work. That background shapes how she recognizes strengths and encourages realistic goals. If someone is ready to try therapy, she offers support and a clear path for getting started.

How online approaches and methods fit your goals

Dr. Ferguson often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical changes in behavior. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, sleep or eating concerns, and day-to-day stress.

She also draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying personal values and taking actions that align with those values even when hard feelings are present. ACT can help with motivation, life transitions, and feelings that hold someone back.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels useful, then try methods that match those needs. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions rather than sticking to one fixed plan.

Online therapy offers several practical options: video calls for a fuller conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging for shorter check-ins or people who prefer typing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, keep progress between meetings, and try different ways of communicating to see what works best.