Stephanie Hrit, LMSW, LCSW

Stephanie Hrit is a licensed social worker who focuses on practical, goal-oriented care. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered conversations and skills-based methods. Stephanie speaks plainly and aims to make sessions feel approachable for someone juggling a busy life. She holds a Master of Social Work and practices as an LCSW in North Carolina. She helps people cope with stress and anxiety, work through trauma and abuse, and manage depression. She also supports those dealing with low self-esteem and major life changes. Sessions are shaped to each person's needs, so talk and skill practice are mixed based on what’s useful. Stephanie draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and practice different responses. She blends this with client-centered care that keeps the person’s priorities central. Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness techniques add emotion regulation and grounding skills when needed. In a session she listens first, then helps set clear, manageable goals. Homework and simple exercises are common between meetings to reinforce progress. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about change. With six years of experience, Stephanie brings steady support and practical tools. She works with adults in North Carolina and conducts therapy in English. If you want straightforward, skills-focused help, she aims to make the process as clear and useful as possible.

CBT and Skills-Based Care Delivered Online

Stephanie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and to practice new, more helpful responses. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it breaks large problems into manageable steps.

She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening and shaping the work around each person’s priorities. That approach supports people who need a calm, nonjudgmental space to sort out what matters most. When emotions feel intense, Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques and mindfulness exercises are used to teach grounding, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation skills.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients and the therapist choose methods together so the work fits real life and immediate needs.

Online therapy with Stephanie is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets you see body language and work through exercises, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is good for short check-ins, and text messaging supports brief, frequent contact. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy into a busy schedule and make ongoing support more accessible.