Stephanie Clausen-Swenson, LMFT, LPCC - Therapist in Minnesota

About Stephanie

Stephanie Clausen-Swenson is a licensed marriage and family therapist and a licensed professional clinical counselor in Minnesota. She brings 15 years of experience supporting families, parents, and adults through stressful life moments. Her work often centers on parenting challenges, attachment concerns, grief, anxiety, and family relationship issues.

She combines clinical knowledge with practical coaching to help people take small, steady steps forward. Stephanie uses a collaborative approach in sessions. She invites clients to set clear goals and practices skills together, such as assertive communication and breath-based relaxation.

Background and approach

She also draws on nature and movement as part of the process when appropriate. The aim is to translate ideas into actions that fit everyday life. Her background includes consulting with childcare providers and focused study on infant and early childhood development.

She is pursuing a Ph.D. in that field with research related to infant and toddler attachment and fathers. That research informs how she thinks about early relationships and family patterns. Stephanie blends several therapeutic methods to meet each person where they are.

She uses attachment-based and client-centered ideas alongside cognitive techniques and emotionally focused practices. Sessions tend to be practical, paced to each family, and aimed at realistic change. People who reach out can expect direct, compassionate conversation.

Stephanie works with adoption and foster care concerns, blended family issues, caregiver stress, fertility and fatherhood questions, trauma, and many other family-centered challenges. She focuses on what will help clients move toward steadier days.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support for Families

Stephanie regularly uses attachment-based methods to look at how early relationships shape feelings and behavior; this helps with parenting, attachment questions, and family patterns. She also uses client-centered therapy which focuses on listening deeply, following the client’s lead, and building a trusting working relationship. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is part of her toolkit too and offers concrete skills to change unhelpful thoughts and reactions, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try strategies together, and adjust the plan as needs evolve. This helps ensure the work matches what the family actually wants to change and what feels doable in daily life.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make scheduling easier for busy families. These formats allow for flexible check-ins, skill practice between sessions, and continued support when attending in-person meetings is hard. Many people find that the variety of online options helps them fit therapy into real-world parenting schedules and keeps progress moving forward.

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 kinds of concerns can be addressed in sessions?

She works with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting and many family issues including trauma, depression, relationship and self-esteem concerns. She also focuses on adoption and foster care, attachment, blended family issues, and caregiver stress.

What is her general therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and practical. She helps clients set goals, practices skills like assertive communication, and uses mind-body techniques such as deep breathing and guided imagery.

How much experience does she have?

She has 15 years of clinical experience working with children, parents, and families in a variety of settings.

What are her credentials and where is she licensed?

She holds LMFT and LPCC credentials and is licensed in Minnesota with MN LMFT 2975 and MN LPCC 891.

Which languages are used in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How are fees and billing handled?

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?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Grief
Parenting issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 15 years
Licensed: Minnesota
Languages: English

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