Stephanie Upchurch
Compassionate guidance for everyday parenting and stress
- Credentials
- LPC
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed in
- Oklahoma, Oregon
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Stephanie
Stephanie Upchurch is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on practical, evidence-based support for stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, and self-esteem. She holds an LPC credential and practices in Oklahoma and Oregon. Stephanie uses straightforward, empathetic conversation to help people sort through problems and find manageable steps forward.
She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can name what feels hard and try new responses. Sessions emphasize clear goals and small, doable changes rather than long lectures.
Background and approach
Stephanie frames progress as steady effort, not an instant fix. With seven years of counseling experience, Stephanie has worked with people facing career uncertainty, compassion fatigue, and challenges tied to autism or other neurodivergent traits. She also addresses caregiver stress, communication struggles, control issues, and questions about life purpose and self-love.
Her approach aims to make daily life feel more manageable. Stephanie listens for practical barriers and tailors suggestions to each person’s routine and responsibilities. She explains options plainly and checks in about what’s working.
Parents who feel overwhelmed often leave with concrete tools to try between sessions. Taking the first step can feel hard, and Stephanie responds with steady support and realistic expectations. She helps people set priorities, practice new skills, and notice small wins along the way.
Therapeutic approaches and flexible online care
Stephanie uses evidence-based techniques that focus on clear skills and real-life practice. One common approach helps people learn ways to manage anxiety and stress through step-by-step coping skills and routine changes. These techniques teach breath work, thought identification, and small behavioral experiments to reduce worry and overwhelm.Another approach centers on practical problem-solving for parenting and caregiver stress. This method looks at everyday routines, communication patterns, and realistic strategies to reduce conflict and burnout. It helps parents and caregivers try new responses and track what makes daily life easier.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, schedule, and comfort level. Together they review what works, adjust techniques, and set achievable steps to practice between sessions.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that feels helpful. Phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging provide options for shorter check-ins or for people who prefer written communication. These formats make it easier to keep regular sessions, try new skills at home, and fit therapy into a busy family routine.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Intellectual disability
- Life purpose
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma, Oregon
- Languages
- English
Next step
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