Licensed clinical social worker recordMichigan
Stephanie Petersen, LCSW, LMSW
Michigan
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Stress and Anxiety
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- Credentials
- LCSW, LMSW
- Licensed in Michigan
- LMSW, licence 6801093151
- Licensed in Missouri
- LCSW, licence 2020010894
- NPI
- 1639705676
- Experience
- 14 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Michigan
These details come from information Stephanie supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- CBT methods
- Mindfulness practice
- Grief and loss
About Stephanie
Stephanie Petersen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Missouri and a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in Michigan with 14 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, career concerns, coping with life changes, addiction, and relationship and family issues. Stephanie also pays attention to parenting, intimacy-related concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
Stephanie’s background includes hospital medical social work and home health, and she has worked via telehealth since 2020. In sessions she teaches practical coping skills and uses straightforward tools to manage symptoms and daily stressors. She integrates cognitive behavioral ideas with mindfulness exercises to help people notice how thoughts and actions affect mood.
Her approach includes talking through past experiences to better understand current patterns. She uses motivational interviewing techniques to explore readiness for change and supports people as they set realistic goals. When helpful, she brings in psychodynamic ideas to look at relationship patterns and attachment concerns.
Stephanie aims to make sessions concrete and skills-focused. Expect clear strategies for things like anxiety management, relapse prevention for addictions, communication skills for relationship strain, and planning around life transitions. She also addresses caregiver stress, chronic illness coping, and issues that come with aging.
Outside of clinical work she enjoys reading, travel, movies, music, martial arts, gardening, and time with her french bulldogs. She asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session to get started.
BHow sessions work
How ACT, CBT and Mindfulness work in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and building action toward those values. In practice this can help with grief, life changes, and commitment issues by turning goals into small, doable steps.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. Online CBT sessions often include tracking patterns, practicing behavioral experiments between sessions, and learning concrete skills for anxiety, depression, and relapse prevention.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and simple exercises to reduce reactivity. It is often used alongside CBT to help with stress, anger, chronic pain, and attention concerns.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify what methods fit their goals and preferences and adjust as progress is made. Expect discussion of what has helped before and small practical steps to try between sessions.
Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not listed in this profile. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into a busy life - it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a lunch break, or make sessions possible when someone cannot leave home. Therapists help choose pacing and approaches so work and family responsibilities can be balanced with treatment.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Michigan, Missouri
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self-esteem, career and life changes. Additional focuses include addiction, parenting, relationship and intimacy issues and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and skills-focused, combining cognitive behavioral ideas with mindfulness and motivational interviewing. She also draws on psychodynamic perspectives when exploring relationship patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of clinical experience, including work in hospital medical social work and home health, and telehealth practice since 2020.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds LCSW and LMSW credentials and is licensed as MO LCSW and MI LMSW.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies by 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 a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers