Stephanie Griffin, LMHC

Stephanie Griffin is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and trauma. She keeps conversations direct and humane so parents and busy adults can focus on what matters most. Stephanie emphasizes clear steps and steady progress instead of jargon or long lectures.

In sessions she invites honest conversation about difficult feelings. She helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test them against real-life evidence. That makes worries and low moods easier to understand and change. She also offers EMDR for people coping with traumatic memories and intense reactions.

Stephanie draws on client-centered skills to listen closely and shape sessions around each person’s priorities. She pays attention to attachment concerns, abandonment wounds, and relationship problems that often lie behind repeated stress. Communication problems, blended family strain, and caregiver stress are common themes she addresses.

Her decade of practice includes work with people affected by domestic violence, divorce and separation, adoption and foster care issues, and disruptive mood concerns. She also supports those navigating personality-related patterns such as avoidant or antisocial features, and people with autism or co-occurring conditions.

Sessions are offered in English by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Stephanie uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and will work with each person to choose session styles that fit daily life. Getting started begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first appointment.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Stephanie commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR to guide online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with simple behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety and low mood. EMDR helps people process distressing memories by using structured sets of guided attention and bilateral stimulation to ease intense emotional reactions.

She also uses client-centered listening to shape each session around the person in front of her, helping them pick approaches that match their goals. Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review needs, preferences, and goals and then try methods that feel workable for the person.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use facial cues and real-time interaction for skills practice. Phone sessions can be simpler when internet bandwidth is limited. Chat and messaging work well for short check-ins, journaling between meetings, or when someone prefers writing. These options make therapy more flexible to fit work, caregiving, and daily routines.