Stephanie Freeman

Stephanie Freeman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with ten years of clinical experience in North Carolina. She focuses on practical help for people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and career-related concerns. Her style is warm and respectful and she aims to make sessions straightforward and useful.

She has worked with people coping with trauma and emotional abuse. Stephanie also supports those managing mood conditions, substance use, and major life changes. She pays attention to how past relationships and family history affect current struggles.

Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. In sessions she helps people notice unhelpful patterns, practice new skills, and find motivation for change. Plans are adapted to each person's situation rather than using a one-size-fits-all method.

Meetings are collaborative and focused on real-life goals like reducing anxiety, managing impulses, improving communication, or navigating career decisions. She works with concerns such as grief, parenting stress, eating issues, ADHD, and relationship conflicts. Stephanie emphasizes small, practical steps that build over time.

She encourages people who feel stuck to reach out and begin a conversation about what they want to change. The initial steps include a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session to see how she can help.

How these approaches fit into online therapy

Stephanie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and change behavior patterns; this approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and certain eating or impulse problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy focuses on teaching emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills that help with impulsivity, intense emotions, and relationship difficulties. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative way to boost readiness for change and can support progress with addiction, health behavior, and commitment to goals.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Stephanie will talk with each person about goals and preferences and together they will pick strategies that make sense. Expect a partnership where methods are adjusted over time based on what helps most.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which online formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, offer shorter check-ins when needed, or allow people to use a phone if video requires more bandwidth. Licensed professionals often find that remote sessions help maintain momentum between appointments and make scheduling more flexible.