Stephanie Maxwell
LPC
Pennsylvania
Practical, collaborative counseling for life’s hard moments
Continue with StephanieAt a glance
- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Pennsylvania / PC019622
- NPI
- 1104663293
- Experience
- 12 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Pennsylvania
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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- Motivational Interviewing informed
- Focus on values
- Mindfulness and body work
About Stephanie
Stephanie Maxwell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 12 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship struggles, and LGBTQ+ related concerns. Her work aims to make the therapy room feel straightforward and respectful so clients can talk honestly about what matters to them.
She uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to guide sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports people in noticing difficult emotions while moving toward meaningful values. Attachment-Based ideas are used to understand how past relationships shape current patterns.
Sessions often include mindfulness and body-aware techniques to help people manage physical reactions to stress and trauma. The tone is collaborative: the client’s goals lead the work and the therapist offers tools and observations to try between meetings. Stephanie emphasizes clear, usable steps rather than clinical jargon.
She has supported people through a wide range of concerns beyond the main specialties, including abandonment and attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, communication problems, control issues, and fertility-related distress. Her approach also addresses relationship endings, family of origin problems, and specific concerns tied to kink and alternative sexual cultures.
Stephanie aims to make starting therapy simple and respectful. She invites people to describe what they need and then helps shape a practical plan for change and coping.
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Therapeutic approaches for remote care and daily life
Stephanie commonly blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy with Motivational Interviewing principles. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while focusing on steps that match their values, useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns, helping people understand why they react a certain way in close relationships. Motivational Interviewing techniques support readiness for change by exploring values and gentle, practical goals.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She treats therapy as a collaboration and will help clients test what fits best based on needs, goals, and personal preferences. Together they try techniques and adjust the plan so sessions feel useful and manageable.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are set by the practice. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They also make it simpler to try strategies in everyday settings and then discuss how they went at the next meeting. -
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesTherapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsExperience
12+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What issues does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship concerns, and LGBTQ+ related issues, plus many related concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward, using client-centered conversation, practical tools, and mindfulness to help people notice patterns and try new ways of coping.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor working with a range of emotional and relational concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania.
What languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers