- Attachment-based therapy
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Motivational interviewing
About Stephanie
Stephanie Dixon is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) in Missouri with 13 years of experience. She focuses on issues commonly faced by young adults and other adults, including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, and life changes.
She began as a career counselor and later expanded her practice to address adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, and substance-related struggles. Her background includes work with adults and experience addressing the effects of the criminal justice system on families. This gives her a wide view of how career, identity, and past events can affect daily life.
Stephanie uses a relational, client-centered style that keeps the person’s goals in front. She prefers an interactive approach and can be direct when that helps move things forward. Clients are invited to guide session priorities and give feedback about what is or isn’t helpful.
In practical terms she draws on cognitive behavioral methods and motivational interviewing to help people develop concrete skills for managing mood, anxiety, and stress. Trauma-focused tools and attachment-based ideas shape how she looks at longstanding patterns and healing after abuse or loss.
She works with people on topics such as parenting stress, grief, eating concerns, and issues tied to adoption and attachment. She also supports those coping with career transitions, relationship strain, and identity questions often seen in early adulthood.
How her approaches translate to online work
Stephanie often combines attachment-based ideas with cognitive behavioral techniques. Attachment-based work looks at relationship patterns and how early connections affect current relationships. It helps when trust, closeness, or repeated relationship problems are a concern. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress management.She also uses motivational interviewing to help people move toward change when they feel stuck. That approach focuses on personal values and small, sustainable steps rather than pushing rapid shifts. Deciding which mix of methods to use is a collaborative process; she will work with the client to pick approaches that fit their goals and comfort level.
Confirm the therapist's available session formats before scheduling so you know how sessions are delivered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt the approaches above to conversations, skill practice, or focused trauma work in ways that fit everyday life.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, addictions, grief, eating concerns, and young adult issues.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a relational, client-centered approach and can be direct when needed. She encourages clients to guide sessions and give feedback.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of counseling experience, including time as a career counselor and work with adults and families affected by the criminal justice system.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - licensed in Missouri.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered for scheduling and convenience.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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