Stephanie Young
Compassionate, practical therapy for everyday challenges
- Credentials
- LMHC, LCMHC
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed in
- Utah, Washington
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Stephanie
Stephanie Young uses evidence-informed, behavior-focused methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, and life transitions. She is a licensed mental health counselor who practices from Utah and centers sessions on practical steps and real-world change. Stephanie speaks in plain terms and aims to make therapy approachable for people who are uncertain about starting.
Stephanie earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Southern Utah University and completed a master’s degree in clinical counseling at La Salle University.
Background and approach
She has 13 years of post-degree experience working in clinical settings. Much of her work after graduate school focused on addiction and co-occurring conditions, including depression and anxiety. She often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with actionable coping skills.
Motivational interviewing appears in her work when people are weighing change and need help building momentum. Client-centered and solution-focused strategies guide conversations toward clients’ goals and strengths. Stephanie has also spent significant time supporting relationship and communication concerns and has experience with blended family issues and adoption and foster care topics.
She brings a mix of direct feedback and creative techniques to sessions to keep progress concrete and engaging. Her approach balances structure with warmth. Sessions emphasize simple tools, clearer communication, and steps people can try between meetings.
Stephanie aims to help clients feel ready to make sustainable changes in daily life.
How Stephanie’s approaches translate to online therapy
Stephanie often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thought patterns and practice new coping skills. CBT is practical and goal-oriented, and it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.She also incorporates motivational interviewing when someone feels unsure or ambivalent about change. That approach focuses on the client’s own reasons for change and helps build motivation in small, manageable steps. Client-centered and solution-focused ideas inform conversations as well, keeping attention on strengths and concrete goals rather than long analyses.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then try methods that fit. The process is collaborative and can change over time as needs evolve.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions can be used when video is not possible, and live chat or text-based messaging provide a low-friction way to check in or practice skills between meetings. These options offer flexibility and consistent access to a licensed professional while focusing on practical tools and progress.
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.
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.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Utah, Washington
- Languages
- English
Next step
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