About Stefanie
Stefanie Summers is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship concerns. She supports parents with parenting strain, people coping with grief, and those facing career or life changes. Stefanie also assists with intimacy-related issues, anger, low self-esteem, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
With two decades of clinical experience, Stefanie blends practical therapy and conversational guidance. Sessions focus on clear goals and small steps.
How Stefanie works
She draws on attachment work and cognitive-behavioral tools to help people notice patterns and try different responses. She also uses mindfulness practices to help people calm racing thoughts and stay present during hard moments. For people with trauma, Stefanie includes EMDR-informed strategies when appropriate to address painful memories and decrease emotional intensity.
Her style is direct and warm. Stefanie aims to create a space where people can talk honestly about family of origin issues, blended family concerns, abandonment, adoption and foster care topics, and caregiver stress. She pays attention to communication and commitment issues and helps people set realistic changes.
Stefanie combines years of clinical work with practical coaching for coping and life transitions. She works with adults to address fatherhood issues, codependency, divorce and separation, and processing emptiness. Her approach emphasizes steady progress and practical tools clients can use between sessions.
Stefanie lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Stefanie works with
The areas below are the ones Stefanie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions use discussion and reflective exercises to notice attachment needs and try different ways of relating to others.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. In virtual meetings Stefanie guides clients through simple exercises and homework to shift thinking and reduce anxiety or depression.
EMDR-informed work addresses trauma by helping the mind process distressing memories. In teletherapy this can include guided eye movements or similar techniques adapted for video sessions to reduce emotional intensity linked to past events.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Stefanie collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort with different techniques. She adjusts plans based on what helps most over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited local options. Video calls let therapists observe facial cues and body language. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth alternative. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief check-ins, quick coping reminders, or ongoing support between appointments.
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