Stephanie Knauer, LPC

Stephanie Knauer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. Stephanie aims to make sessions straightforward and useful so clients can try small changes between appointments.

She brings seven years of counseling experience and training in clinical mental health. Her background includes work in inpatient behavioral health and substance use settings with both teens and adults. That variety shaped a practical style that blends skills-based methods and goal-focused conversation.

In session she uses tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and dialectical behavior methods alongside client-centered listening. She often adds mindfulness exercises and attention to attachment patterns to help people notice unhelpful habits and try new ways of coping. Stephanie also integrates solution-focused ideas to set clear, doable goals.

She has a particular interest in concerns tied to chronic health challenges, caregiver stress, and performance anxiety for athletes. Stephanie also supports people facing grief, trauma histories, relationship and intimacy concerns, and attention-related difficulties. Her work emphasizes small, steady steps toward clearer thinking and steadier emotion.

Clients can expect practical skill teaching, straightforward discussion of patterns, and collaborative planning. Sessions aim to balance problem solving with space to process emotions. The focus is on what helps a person manage day-to-day life more effectively.

How Stephanie’s approaches translate to online care

Attachment-based work pays attention to patterns learned with important people. Online sessions can help someone notice how they relate, name old patterns, and try new responses in day-to-day life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. In remote sessions CBT tools like thought records, behavioral experiments, and activity planning can be taught and practiced between meetings. Mindfulness therapy encourages present-moment awareness and simple exercises to calm worry or agitation, which fit naturally into short daily routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Stephanie collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and situation. She will check in and adjust techniques as needed so the plan stays useful and realistic.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy schedule and reducing travel time. Online work can make it easier to practice skills in the settings where problems occur, or to have shorter check-ins when a quick plan is needed. Confirm specific session formats before booking to learn how sessions will be scheduled and delivered.