Stephanie Knauer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania.
01About Stephanie
Stephanie Knauer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania. She focuses on practical help for people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, mood struggles, relationship or intimacy concerns, and caregiving strain. Her tone is direct and calm, aimed at making it easier to talk about hard things and find manageable next steps.
Stephanie uses clear, hands-on strategies in sessions. She draws from cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors.
Background and approach
She also uses dialectical behavior ideas to teach emotion regulation and mindfulness skills that can reduce overwhelm. Her background includes work in inpatient behavioral health and substance abuse treatment, both inpatient and outpatient. That experience shaped her focus on straightforward coping skills and relapse prevention for people facing addiction and co-occurring concerns.
She has seven years of clinical experience overall. Sessions often include goal-setting, skill practice, and short-term plans people can try between meetings. Stephanie pays attention to how attachment patterns and body-image concerns show up in relationships and daily life.
She also supports people coping with grief, chronic illness, parenting stress, and career pressure. People typically find her approach practical and collaborative. She helps people identify small, concrete changes that can lead to better sleep, fewer panic moments, improved communication, or stronger self-esteem.
02Credentials
- LPC (Pennsylvania)
- License PC013543 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1790458214 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Stephanie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Stephanie names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
These are the methods Stephanie names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Practical approaches for online therapy and skill building
Stephanie commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy online. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and addictive patterns. Dialectical behavior therapy emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills to reduce intense reactions and improve communication.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and circumstances, and will adjust techniques as progress is made. Sessions usually mix short-term goals, skill teaching, and homework practice so people can try changes between meetings.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video sessions are useful for face-to-face conversation and practicing skills together. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging work well for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or when someone needs more frequent, short contacts. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can be addressed?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, self-esteem issues, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. Other focus areas include grief, parenting strain, eating and sleeping problems, and ADHD.
What is the therapeutic style like?
Sessions are collaborative and skills-focused, using client-centered listening plus techniques from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches. Mindfulness and attachment-based ideas are used to improve emotion regulation and relationship patterns.
What experience does the therapist have?
She has seven years of clinical experience and has worked in inpatient behavioral health and both inpatient and outpatient substance abuse settings. That background informs work with addiction and co-occurring concerns.
Where is the therapist licensed and practicing?
Stephanie holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential and practices in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work together?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are offered to people located where the therapist can practice in Pennsylvania.
What session formats are available?
Work can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How do I get started with therapy?
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