About Stephanie
Stephanie Collins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Wisconsin. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem struggles, and relationship concerns. Her style is warm and nonjudgmental and she treats each person as the expert on their own life.
She uses a client-centered stance that emphasizes collaboration. She listens first, then helps set goals that feel realistic and relevant. Sessions include practical guidance and resources tailored to what the client wants to do next.
How Stephanie works
Stephanie also brings trauma-focused care into sessions when past harms affect day-to-day life. That work is paced to the individual and aims to reduce distressing symptoms while strengthening coping skills. She can also combine focused strategies from cognitive behavioral methods and solution-focused techniques for problem-solving and symptom relief.
Her background includes a decade of clinical practice working with people who have experienced sexual assault, domestic violence, cancer, and other major life stressors. She draws on that experience to support people dealing with post-traumatic stress and isolation or loneliness. Sessions aim to be practical and goal-oriented while honoring each person’s pace.
Stephanie works with a range of life challenges and offers tools to help people move toward clearer thinking, steadier moods, and more intentional choices.
Stephanie lists 4 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
- Depression
- Coaching
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Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Wisconsin |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and collaboration. The therapist treats the person as the expert on their experience and works together with them to set meaningful goals and next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. Trauma-focused therapy pays attention to harms from the past and helps people build coping skills and reduce distressing reactions over time.Deciding which approach to use is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and comfort level, and then recommend approaches to try together. That collaborative process lets the person steer the pace and choose what feels most useful for their situation.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face-to-face from wherever they are. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or follow-up between longer sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and can help therapy fit into busy lives.
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