Stephanie Knauer , LPC

Stephanie Knauer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, and the emotional fallout of life changes. Her style is straightforward and practical, aimed at people who want clear tools and steady support.

She uses approaches that help clients understand patterns and make small changes that add up. Sessions often include skill-building for emotion regulation, problem-solving, and coping with relationship or identity concerns. Stephanie also works with issues like grief, trauma, body image, and sleep or eating struggles.

Stephanie trained in clinical mental health counseling and brings seven years of counseling experience. That work has included inpatient behavioral health and substance use settings, giving her practice with intense, real-world challenges. She also has experience supporting first responders and people facing chronic illness or caregiver stress.

Her clinical approach blends attachment-based ideas with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques. She pairs these with client-centered listening and mindfulness practices to help people notice what matters and try different ways of responding.

People often come to her for help with relationship patterns, commitment and communication problems, or conflicts tied to identity and parenting. Sessions are aimed at practical change - learning new skills, testing out new habits, and tracking progress over time.

Practical approaches for online counseling and care

Stephanie integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) into online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, or difficulty with sleep and eating. DBT teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress when life feels overwhelming.

She also draws on attachment-based ideas and client-centered listening to understand relationship patterns and build trust. Finding the right approach is a shared process - she will work with each person to choose techniques that match their goals and daily reality, adjusting methods as progress is made.

Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make counseling fit into busy lives. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skill practice, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people share thoughts between appointments. These options help people keep therapy consistent while balancing work, family, and other responsibilities.