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Online therapist

Dr. Stephanie Bobbitt

Calm, practical therapy focused on everyday life

Credentials
LPC
Experience
11 years
Licensed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Stephanie

Dr. Stephanie Bobbitt uses a client-centered, attachment-informed approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and life transitions. She emphasizes practical steps and steady support so clients can feel more grounded in daily life.

Dr. Bobbitt is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, who draws on strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy and emotionally-focused work. She writes plainly and focuses on clear tools rather than jargon.

She has eleven years of professional experience working in educational and mental health settings.

Background and approach

That background informs how she helps people with self-esteem, career challenges, motivation, and coping with loss. Guided meditations and visualization exercises are often part of sessions to help clients connect with their feelings and goals. The therapist frames clients as the experts on their lives and builds on existing strengths.

Her work also addresses relationship concerns, intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, and questions around identity and sexual culture. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at patterns that repeat across relationships. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to identify unhelpful thinking and try different actions.

Sessions can include coaching-style conversations for career and life direction as well as deeper therapeutic work for grief, depression, and trauma. Dr. Bobbitt aims for clarity in sessions so next steps are obvious.

She supports people who want practical coping skills alongside emotional understanding. People meeting with her can expect a straightforward, compassionate tone and concrete exercises to try between meetings. The focus is on small, doable changes that add up over time.

She welcomes questions and works collaboratively to set goals.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Dr. Bobbitt draws on attachment-based therapy to look at patterns in relationships and how past connections influence current feelings. This approach helps people notice repeating patterns and try new ways of relating to others or themselves. Client-centered therapy is also a core part of her work, which means sessions follow the client’s concerns and pace while the therapist offers empathy and reflection to clarify goals.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT tools can be practiced between sessions and adapted to problem-solving for stress, anxiety, and mood concerns. Together these approaches give both understanding and practical steps to try at home.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will discuss goals and preferences and adapt techniques so they fit each person’s needs. Clients and the therapist decide together which methods feel most useful and adjust over time based on what is helping.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and guided exercises, phone sessions work when video is difficult, and live chat or text-based messaging provide short, ongoing support and coaching between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while continuing the same therapeutic work described above.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, career issues, coping with life changes, LGBT concerns, relationship and family matters, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, depression, and coaching topics.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is client-centered and practical, combining attachment-based ideas with cognitive behavioral and emotionally-focused techniques to create clear steps clients can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has eleven years of professional experience working in educational and mental health settings.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with Michigan license number MI LPC 6401016050 and practices from Michigan.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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