About Stephanie
Stephanie Kinsey is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people handle stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She supports people coping with relationship and intimacy concerns, self-esteem struggles, grief, addiction, ADHD, career questions, and compassion fatigue. Stephanie works to make the first steps feel manageable and attentive to each person’s needs.
Her practice style is warm and practical. She listens first and helps people set clear, achievable goals. Sessions focus on everyday tools you can use between meetings, not just talk.
How Stephanie works
The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes. Stephanie draws on five years of experience in healthcare and school settings. That background shaped how she sees the pressures people juggle every day.
She uses what works from evidence-based approaches to fit each person’s situation. Common methods include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness techniques, and motivational interviewing. These approaches help with changing unhelpful thinking patterns, managing strong emotions, and finding motivation for new habits.
Stephanie mixes them in ways that match individual needs. New clients typically begin with a conversation about goals and what a successful outcome would look like. From there she and the person create small, practical steps to build skills and confidence.
The focus is on usable strategies that fit real life, like workplace stress or major life changes.
Stephanie lists 3 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
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Washington |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How CBT, Mindfulness, and Motivational Interviewing work online
Stephanie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT is practical and problem-focused, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress by breaking concerns into small, manageable steps.She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and grounding practices. Mindfulness helps reduce reactivity to strong emotions and improves the ability to stay present during difficult moments.
Motivational Interviewing is part of her approach to support change when motivation feels stuck. This method helps people explore their own reasons for change and find workable next steps that fit their values.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to identify priorities, try methods, and adjust based on what helps. Together they set goals and choose strategies that fit a person’s life and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let therapists see nonverbal cues and have fuller conversations. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for ongoing support, brief check-ins, and practicing skills between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and maintain steady progress.
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