- Attachment-based work
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Motivational interviewing
About Stephanie
Stephanie Dixon is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) in Missouri with 13 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship concerns, and issues around guilt and shame. She also supports clients dealing with addiction, grief, eating concerns, parenting strain, and career questions.
Stephanie began her career as a career counselor and later broadened her practice to include adults and young adults. Over time she developed a focus on adoption and foster care matters, attachment issues, caregiver stress, and problems that follow sexual assault or domestic violence. Her background includes work with people affected by the criminal justice system.
Her style is relational and interactive. She tends to let clients guide the topics in session and will be direct when that serves the work. She encourages honest feedback so sessions can be adjusted when something is or is not helpful.
In practical terms she uses approaches that include attachment-based work, client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral strategies, motivational interviewing, and trauma-focused techniques. That mix shapes how she talks through painful memories, addresses stuck patterns, and helps people practice different behaviors between sessions.
Clients can expect straightforward conversation about goals and options. Stephanie aims to help people sort through what keeps them feeling guilty or ashamed and to create clearer steps for coping and change. She asks people to share feedback so the work stays useful and focused.
How her approaches translate to online work
Stephanie often draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current reactions. That approach focuses on patterns in relationships and how those patterns show up in stress, shame, or conflict. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify thought and behavior patterns and to practice small changes that reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms.Finding the right approach is part of the work she does with each person. She will review goals, symptoms, and preferences and then suggest which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and she invites feedback so the plan can be adjusted as needed.
The practical benefits of online sessions include fitting therapy into a busy schedule and reducing travel time. Please confirm which session formats are available before booking since the profile does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to check in during a lunch break, to use short video or phone sessions when attention is limited, or to maintain steady contact while managing caregiving or work demands.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, and guilt and shame among other issues listed in her profile.
How would she approach shame or guilt in sessions?
She uses a relational, interactive style and employs methods such as attachment-informed work and cognitive behavioral strategies to talk through feelings and patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience, including earlier work as a career counselor and later clinical work with adults and young adults.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - licensed in Missouri and practices from that state.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.