About Stephanie
Dr. Stephanie Ferguson is a licensed professional clinical counselor in New Mexico with six years of clinical experience. She moved into counseling after a long career in education and now focuses on helping people find their strengths and build on them.
She aims to make the first step feel do-able and offers steady support along the way. She helps people who are struggling with anxiety, stress, depression, low self-esteem, and motivation.
How Stephanie works
She also addresses relationship concerns, career and education challenges, parenting questions, coping with life changes, grief, and addiction-related worries. Practical goals and clearer daily strategies are central to her approach. Her background in education shapes a straightforward, teaching-oriented style that many people find helpful.
She listens without judgment and creates space for honest conversation. Then she draws on a mix of therapy approaches to match what each person needs. Dr.
Ferguson uses methods that encourage values-based action, skill building for managing thoughts and feelings, and mindful awareness. Sessions focus on real situations that matter in day-to-day life and on steps people can try between appointments. She works collaboratively to set small, achievable goals and checks progress along the way.
She provides online options so people can connect by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Sessions are offered in English and follow a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. If someone is ready to begin, she asks them to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.
Stephanie lists 10 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.
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Mexico |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take actions that match those values, even when uncomfortable thoughts or feelings appear. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to improve mood and daily functioning. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the person directs the pace and topics and the therapist offers empathic listening and support.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods to try first, based on goals, current struggles, and personal preference. Plans can change as progress is made and new needs appear, so the process stays flexible and tailored.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family life, or other commitments while still working toward meaningful change.
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A practical next step
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