About Stephanie
Stephanie Feliciano is an LCSW with 15 years of experience offering therapy for a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, self-esteem, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
Background and approach
She also addresses specific topics such as caregiving stress, body image, attachment and abandonment issues, blended family dynamics, chronic illness and pain, and concerns related to sexuality and kink. Stephanie practices in Illinois and conducts work in both English and Spanish.
Her approach blends client-centered listening with evidence-informed methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy, alongside existential and Jungian perspectives to explore meaning, patterns, and emotional bonds. That mix allows her to tailor sessions to individual needs, emphasizing clarity, authentic support, and practical coping strategies.
Sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, and scheduling is arranged according to therapist availability. Stephanie holds an Illinois LCSW (IL LCSW 149.017813) and has built a practice that combines clinical skills with an emphasis on empathy and collaboration.
To begin, prospective clients use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability; note that international clients are not currently accepted and subscription fees vary by location and therapist availability.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Stephanie integrates client-centered therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) into her online practice. Client-centered therapy focuses on attuned listening and creating a respectful space so clients can explore their priorities and grow at their own pace. CBT offers structured techniques to identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. EFT targets emotional bonds and interaction patterns to help people better understand and change relational dynamics and intimacy-related concerns.Finding the right approach is collaborative; the therapist works with each person to determine which combination of methods best fits their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they assess symptoms, values, and practical goals to tailor a plan that may include skills practice, emotional processing, or exploration of meaning and identity.
Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provides flexibility for scheduling and accessibility across daily routines. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, practice new skills between sessions, and adapt to changing life demands while working with licensed professionals who draw on the approaches described above.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English, Spanish