About Stephanie
Stephanie Birnbaum is an Ohio LPCC with 36 years of experience. She offers straightforward, practical therapy that helps people manage anxiety, depression, stress, and major life transitions. Her manner is clear and compassionate, with an emphasis on building usable skills.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and build new habits. Stephanie also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy and Existential approaches to clarify goals and values.
How Stephanie works
Hypnotherapy is available as another option when appropriate. Sessions focus on concrete tools. Clients learn strategies for emotional regulation, setting boundaries, and improving sleep and daily routines.
Stephanie helps people create plans that fit everyday life and work routines. Many people come for help with ADHD, addictions, grief, or career stress. She also addresses intimacy-related struggles, parenting stress, and compassion fatigue.
Additional interests include aging and geriatric concerns, attachment and family of origin issues, and body image questions. Her style is structured and direct but grounded in empathy. She listens carefully, offers clear feedback, and supports steady progress.
The approach is collaborative, focusing on practical steps toward feeling more stable and intentional.
Stephanie lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Stephanie works with
The areas below are the ones Stephanie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 36 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Ohio |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online care
Stephanie commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing practical behavior changes to reduce anxiety and depression. DBT teaches emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills for people who need clear tools to manage strong emotions.Choosing the right approach is a process done together. The therapist will review goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. From there she recommends one or a blend of approaches and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face-to-face and do skills practice. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Chat and messaging support quick skill reminders, brief coaching, or ongoing contact between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy days.
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