- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Attachment-Based approaches
- Mindfulness practices
About Stacie
Stacie Brethauer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with 13 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, grief, addiction concerns, and life transitions. Stacie also lists work around ADHD, compassion fatigue, and issues connected to LGBT identity and parenting.
Her style blends practical skills with a focus on emotional patterns. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based ideas, Emotionally-Focused methods, Client-Centered work, and Mindfulness. In sessions she helps people identify what keeps them stuck and practices clearer ways of responding to hard feelings.
Stacie often breaks coping strategies into simple steps people can use between sessions. She aims to make tools straightforward so they fit into busy days. She will talk through specific problems, try options together, and track what feels most helpful.
She lists additional focus areas such as abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, autism and Asperger Syndrome, blended family challenges, body image, codependency, and communication or commitment difficulties. She also notes work around fertility, fatherhood, divorce, and family of origin problems.
Stacie’s approach centers on sorting through current difficulties, choosing practical strategies, and focusing on changes that matter to each person. The emphasis is on clear steps and on learning ways to respond differently to guilt, shame, and other painful emotions that keep showing up.
How her approaches shape online work
Stacie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. CBT is practical and often focuses on specific skills for managing anxiety, mood, or patterns that keep guilt and shame active.She also draws from Attachment-Based Therapy, which looks at how early relationships affect current reactions and connection problems. That approach can help when relationship patterns, abandonment, or attachment issues underlie shame or fear of intimacy.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Stacie will talk with a person about their goals and try ways of working together to see what fits. She adjusts strategies based on what the client finds useful and what matches their needs and preferences.
Confirm the exact online session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into work or family schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Stacie’s focus is on making strategies practical so they can be used between sessions and in everyday life.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, grief, addiction concerns, parenting issues, ADHD, and related topics like abandonment and family of origin problems.
How would she describe her therapy style?
She blends practical coping strategies with attention to emotional patterns, using client-centered conversation alongside CBT, attachment, EFT, and mindfulness ideas.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience working in the mental health field.
What credential and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.