Stephanie Knauer, LPC

Stephanie Knauer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and life transitions. She speaks plain language and focuses on practical steps clients can use between sessions. Stephanie aims to make therapy feel manageable for people juggling busy lives and big emotions.

She uses approaches that emphasize the relationship and real-world skills. That can mean looking at how early attachments shape reactions, practicing mindfulness to reduce reactivity, or using cognitive techniques to change unhelpful thinking patterns. Sessions often include specific tools to try at home so progress can continue between appointments.

Stephanie trained at Shippensburg University, earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling. She has seven years of clinical experience across inpatient behavioral health and substance use settings. Those roles gave experience with teens and adults in high-acuity care as well as outpatient substance abuse counseling.

In her work she blends client-centered listening with practical strategies. That can mean setting small, measurable goals, building emotion regulation skills, and checking what fits each person’s daily life. Stephanie also brings an interest in holistic health and has supported people dealing with performance anxiety.

Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns, including trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, caregiver stress, and first responder issues. People who want a straightforward, skills-focused approach often find her style useful.

How Stephanie’s Approaches Work Online

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current reactions and helps people notice patterns in relationships and emotion. It can be useful for people struggling with trust, abandonment, or closeness issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to reduce anxiety, depression, and problematic behaviors. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus and sleep.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist and client talk about what feels most useful and try techniques together. Over a few sessions they check what helps and adjust plans based on daily life and goals.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into hectic schedules, reduce travel time, and allow people to work on skills from their usual routines. If you need lower-tech check-ins or shorter conversations some therapists offer those options, but Stephanie’s exact session formats should be confirmed before booking. Ask about session length, frequency, and any preferred ways of meeting when you schedule.