Stephanie Kokot , LMSW

Stephanie Kokot is a licensed social worker in Michigan with four years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, and trauma. She also supports clients navigating LGBT concerns and dissociative experiences. She aims to meet each person with sensitivity and respect.

Her style is straightforward and adaptable. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. She listens for what matters most and adjusts the plan to fit each person’s needs and pace.

Stephanie often helps people who feel overwhelmed by mood shifts, chronic worry, or past hurt. She also addresses relationship patterns such as attachment and codependency, and works with body image, caregiver strain, and issues around kink and alternative sexual culture. Her approach is practical and aimed at reducing day-to-day distress.

Therapy may include learning ways to manage strong emotions, building routines that support stability, and practicing clearer communication. She explains options in plain language and checks in about what is or isn’t working. Progress is measured in small, concrete steps you can notice between sessions.

Stephanie conducts sessions using a mix of video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging. She encourages people to take the first step even when it feels hard and will help match treatment to personal goals.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Stephanie uses evidence-based techniques that focus on practical change and emotional regulation. One common approach is skills-based work to manage anxiety and mood swings, which teaches concrete tools for calming the body and organizing daily routines. This can help with panic, intense worry, and fluctuating energy levels.

Another approach emphasizes trauma-informed care, which moves at a person’s pace and concentrates on safety, grounding, and processing past hurts in manageable steps. That work is aimed at reducing flashbacks, dissociative episodes, and the overwhelm that follows abuse or traumatic events.

Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they will try methods, check what’s working, and adjust the plan as needed.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different needs and schedules. Video calls work well for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging enable ongoing support and quick check-ins between longer sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.