Therapist profile
Stephanie Sarafinas, LPC
Pennsylvania
LPC in Pennsylvania - stress and relationships
Continue with StephanieWhere Stephanie stands
- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Pennsylvania / PC013284
- NPI
- 1124963194
- Experience
- 25 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Pennsylvania
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Codependency concerns
- CBT and DBT methods
About Stephanie
Stephanie Sarafinas is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with 25 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, codependency, career changes, parenting strain, grief, and relationship or family concerns. Sessions focus on practical skills you can use between meetings.
Stephanie often helps people who struggle to say no, who put others first, or who feel drained by a partner's moods or a caregiving role. She also works with people managing chronic pain, disability, ADHD, autism spectrum concerns, and the fallout from trauma and loss. Conversations tend to be direct and goal-focused rather than abstract.
Her methods draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Mindfulness techniques alongside Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused work. That mix is used to spot unhelpful patterns, test small changes, and build better ways to respond to stress and intense emotions.
In a typical session Stephanie will help set clear steps, practice concrete skills, and review what happened between sessions. She pays attention to communication patterns, boundaries, and how burnout or caregiver strain affects daily life. The aim is to help clients make manageable changes without overloading them.
People who come for help with people-pleasing, setting boundaries, or recovering from relationship harms will find straightforward guidance and practical tools. Stephanie has worked with adults across the lifespan and brings long experience to everyday problems and transitions.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
This practice draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy alongside Mindfulness-based techniques. CBT looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions link and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress. DBT teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which many people find useful for boundary-setting and relationship stress. Mindfulness-based work focuses on attention and acceptance skills to reduce reactivity and improve focus in daily life.Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit the client's needs, and adjust the plan together. That collaborative process helps match tools to what is actually causing strain in day-to-day life.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let clients practice skills between meetings in the settings where problems happen. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and skills coaching to remote sessions so progress continues outside the therapy hour.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, codependency, grief, parenting strain, career transitions, trauma, chronic illness, ADHD, and related issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She focuses on skills, small experiments, and clearer communication rather than long talk alone.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of life stressors and transitions.
What credential and location apply to her practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients currently.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How do payments and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.