Stephanie Birnbaum, LPCC

Stephanie Birnbaum is an Ohio LPCC with 36 years of clinical experience working with adults. She supports people managing anxiety, depression, stress, ADHD, relationship strain, and major life changes. Stephanie also lists codependency among her focus areas and can include faith perspectives when requested.

She uses a direct and structured approach in sessions. Stephanie helps clients spot unhelpful patterns and build specific tools to cope. That can mean skills for emotional regulation, clearer boundary-setting, or practical steps to manage daily life and work demands.

When clients ask, she weaves Biblical reflection into evidence-based methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. That integration is offered only when explicitly requested and is meant to complement the practical techniques they learn together.

Sessions move at a steady pace. Stephanie listens, asks pointed questions, and suggests concrete exercises to practice between meetings. She emphasizes simple, repeatable strategies so people can feel more in control of stress, mood, and relationships.

Her background includes long experience guiding adults through grief, trauma, identity shifts, addictions, parenting strain, and career transitions. She also addresses areas such as body image, attachment issues, and midlife concerns. Work in therapy centers on what a person wants to change and which steps will fit into their everyday life.

How Stephanie integrates approaches in online sessions