Stephanie Kinsey, LICSW - Therapist in Washington

About Stephanie

Stephanie Kinsey is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in Washington. She focuses on concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, self-esteem, grief, addictions, ADHD, compassion fatigue, career questions, coaching needs, LGBT matters, intimacy-related concerns, and coping with life changes. Her style is straightforward and practical.

Sessions emphasize clear goals, useful skills, and steady support. Stephanie draws on five years of clinical experience in healthcare and school settings.

Background and approach

That background shaped how she helps people juggle daily demands while working toward change. She treats each person as the expert on their life and offers guidance rather than judgment. Her work blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing.

These methods are used to build coping tools, shift unhelpful thinking, and boost motivation for change. Sessions often include short exercises to practice between meetings. Early meetings focus on what brought someone to therapy and what success would look like.

From there she and the client set clear, manageable steps. The emphasis is on skills that can be used right away to reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning. Stephanie offers sessions in English and provides a mix of video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

The subscription billing can be canceled at any time and fees vary by location and therapist availability. To begin, a person selects the Start Therapy button, completes a brief matching questionnaire, and schedules according to therapist availability.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with practical, more balanced thinking. It often includes short exercises and homework to try between sessions and can help with anxiety, depression, and stress.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm. These skills are useful for managing stress, improving focus, and coping with strong emotions.

Motivational Interviewing focuses on strengthening a person’s own reasons for change. It uses open questions and reflective listening to build motivation when someone feels stuck.

Stephanie approaches choice of method as a team effort. She will discuss what feels most useful and adapt techniques to match each person’s goals and preferences. Finding the right fit is part of the early work together.

Online therapy makes these approaches flexible and accessible through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. That flexibility lets people fit sessions into busy schedules and practice skills in real time between meetings. Licensed professionals can use these formats to coach, teach exercises, and follow progress without requiring travel.

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.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Motivational Interviewing

A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she work with?

She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, ADHD, compassion fatigue, career questions, coaching needs, LGBT topics, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach is practical and collaborative, focusing on clear goals and skills you can use between sessions. She aims to listen without judgment and offer concrete steps forward.

What experience does she bring?

She has five years of clinical experience, including work in healthcare and school settings that informed her approach to everyday challenges.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, LICSW, with WA LICSW SWI.LW.70016537 and practices in Washington.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

How are sessions offered?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different preferences.

How does payment and cost work?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Self esteem

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 5 years
Licensed: Washington
Languages: English

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