About Stephanie
Stephanie Clausen-Swenson is a licensed marriage and family therapist and a licensed professional clinical counselor in Minnesota. She brings 15 years of clinical experience and a practical, collaborative style to sessions. Stephanie focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, and life transitions.
She uses straightforward tools so clients can take small, steady steps forward. Before entering independent practice she worked in settings that supported infant mental health and consulted with childcare providers, and she is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in infant and early childhood development.
How Stephanie works
That research focus informs her work with attachment concerns and parenting questions. Her background also includes coaching skills that help with career direction and goal setting. Stephanie blends an appreciation for relationships with hands-on techniques.
She uses attachment-based thinking to understand how relationships shape feelings and behavior. She draws on cognitive-behavioral strategies to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new actions. Emotion-focused ideas help name and process strong emotions.
Sessions emphasize collaboration and practical takeaways. She often brings breathing exercises, guided imagery, movement, role-play, and communication practice into sessions. The aim is to help people make realistic changes and notice progress along the way.
Stephanie works with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, self-esteem, caregiver stress, adoption and foster care questions, chronic illness and pain, and issues around sexuality and relationships. She offers sessions in English and provides care through video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging.
Stephanie lists 11 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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LMFT, LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Stephanie uses attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships and early bonds affect current feelings and behavior; this can help with parenting questions, attachment concerns, and relationship patterns. She also uses client-centered principles that put the person’s goals and perspective first, creating space to set priorities and explore what matters most. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to find and test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management.Choosing a therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Stephanie will listen to your goals, discuss what might help, and try methods together to see what fits best. She adjusts the mix of approaches based on how you respond and what feels most useful for your situation.
Online therapy here is offered by licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls work well for face-to-face conversation and practicing communication. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for people who prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, and flexibility for busy schedules. These options let people fit therapy into work, parenting, or caregiving routines.
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