Stephanie Hrit , LMSW, LCSW

Stephanie Hrit is a licensed social worker who uses a person-centered approach to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She takes a respectful, compassionate stance and adapts conversations to each person's needs. She holds a Michigan Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) and a North Carolina Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and has six years of professional experience.

She often focuses on issues that affect daily functioning, such as low self-esteem, motivation struggles, and coping with major life changes. Stephanie addresses both immediate concerns and patterns that contribute to ongoing distress. She helps people identify practical steps they can take between sessions.

Her work draws on several evidence-informed methods, including client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Those tools are used to reduce symptoms and build new skills, depending on what a person needs. Sessions are shaped around each person's goals and pace.

Stephanie also pays attention to complex relationship and life stressors like divorce, blended family challenges, caregiver strain, and experiences of domestic violence or abandonment. She helps clients talk through communication, control, and codependency problems in straightforward terms.

Her practice is based in North Carolina and sessions are conducted in English. She encourages small steps forward and works with people who want practical strategies alongside supportive listening.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and meeting people where they are, giving space for thoughts and feelings while following the client's lead. It helps when someone needs acceptance and clear, nonjudgmental feedback to feel understood.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, and managing stress through concrete exercises and homework.

Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, adds tools for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication. It can help people handle intense emotions and improve relationships through step-by-step skills practice.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with clients to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and adjustments are made as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can work when fewer technical demands are preferred, and live chat or text-based messaging can support brief check-ins or ongoing tracking between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives while continuing to build skills and reflect on changes.