Stephanie Knauer, LPC

Stephanie Knauer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and intimacy-related concerns. She supports clients dealing with addictions, ADHD, relationship problems, grief, and life transitions. Stephanie aims to make sessions practical and focused on small, doable steps toward daily improvements.

She trained at Shippensburg University, earning a bachelor’s in psychology in 2016 and a master’s in clinical mental health counseling in 2018. Over seven years of professional work have included inpatient behavioral health with teens and adults and both inpatient and outpatient substance abuse counseling. That range of settings shaped her into a clinician who adapts methods to real-life needs.

Stephanie often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She draws on dialectical behavior ideas to teach emotion regulation and coping skills. Attachment-based and client-centered ideas also influence her work, with attention to how relationships and personal values shape healing.

In sessions she focuses on clear goals, skill practice, and small experiments that clients can try between meetings. She also brings holistic ideas into care and has a particular interest in supporting athletes with performance anxiety. Stephanie writes goals with each person and tracks progress over time.

People who want straightforward, skills-based therapy that also looks at relationship patterns may find her approach helpful. Prospective clients should use the therapist selection flow to confirm current session options and scheduling before booking.

How her approaches translate to online work

Stephanie commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques and attachment-based ideas in her practice. Cognitive behavioral work focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to change feelings and routines. Attachment-based ideas look at how past and current relationships shape how people handle closeness, boundaries, and trust.

She also incorporates client-centered principles that prioritize each person's goals and values. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to select and adapt methods based on needs, goals, and what feels most useful in session.

Confirm the current session options before booking so you know which formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow more flexible scheduling around work or caregiving. It also makes it possible to continue care when life gets hectic, while still focusing on skill practice, behavioral experiments, and relationship patterns that matter to everyday life.