Stephanie Maxwell, LPC

Stephanie Maxwell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 12 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship struggles. She also offers support around LGBTQ concerns and related identity questions.

Stephanie often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She blends acceptance and commitment techniques to help people clarify their values and take workable steps forward. Attachment-based ideas and emotionally-focused methods inform her work with relationship patterns and closeness issues.

Sessions are collaborative and straightforward. She listens closely, helps name what matters most to each person, and teaches small skills that can be used between meetings. Mindfulness and body-aware approaches are added when they fit a person's needs.

Stephanie has helped people manage chronic stress, cope with trauma and abuse, and navigate difficult breakups or family conflicts. She also supports those dealing with body image, caregiving strain, chronic illness, fertility concerns, and communication problems. Her style is warm and practical, focusing on steps people can try right away.

She offers video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging sessions so people can choose what works best. New clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on therapist availability. The subscription can be canceled at any time.

How CBT, ACT, and Attachment Work Online

Stephanie often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, stress, and mood struggles because it gives concrete tools that can be practiced between sessions.

She also incorporates acceptance and commitment therapy, which focuses on clarifying values and taking meaningful action even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. That approach helps people who want a values-based way to move forward. Attachment-based therapy is used when relationship patterns and closeness issues are central; it helps people notice how early connections shape current reactions and try new ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. Together they decide what to try first and adjust as progress or new needs appear.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are helpful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for a simpler check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging provide flexibility for brief updates, ongoing adjustments, or when written reflection feels most useful. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep continuity of care across different situations.