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DR.
STEPHANIE
Marriage Therapist and
Relationship Coach
Premarital Counselor and Dating Coach
Divorce Mediator
Psychotherapist
Child Therapist
Tantrum Stopper Coach and Presenter
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Psychotherapist
Marriage
and Family Therapists are also trained as psychotherapists to
do individual counseling.
My areas of expertise in psychotherapy include the
treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression,
anxiety, and eating disorders.
Many individuals do not realize they are suffering from
depression or anxiety until their life feels out of control
and they reach out for help. Isolation only increases depression and anxiety whereas
seeking support can decrease it greatly.
As part of psychotherapy, if a client and myself decide
it may be beneficial, some family or marriage therapy sessions
are also completed to help a client to heal from depression or
anxiety. Most of
my clients come to understand that their symptoms are often
the cause of relationship and family problems, so sometimes
family sessions can be very useful.
I
completed my Ph.D. internship at a Rape Crisis Center in San
Antonio, Texas, where I gained the experience to help people
with PTSD, depression, anxiety, grief, and eating disorders.
Since completing my Ph.D. in 2001, I have been in
private practice gaining more experience in helping both men
and women to heal. The
good news is symptoms of PTSD, depression, and anxiety are
very treatable, and often they come from family and life
stresses and/or traumatic events. Marriage
and family therapists are trained not to look at you as
someone with a disorder.
Instead, as a family therapist, I recognize that most
Americans go through anxiety, depression, grief at some time
in their life due to stress, family or work conflict, life
changes, and/or loss.
I look at what’s going on in your life, and I help
you to make necessary improvements to get better.
With
my client’s permission, I sometimes use EMDR (Eye Movement
Desensitization and Reprocessing) to reduce symptoms of
anxiety and depression. For
more information on the treatment of EMDR, go to www.emdr.com.
In
addition to five years of training in marriage and family
therapy to achieve both a Master’s Degree and a Ph.D. (See
my biography HERE),
I have completed the following trainings to enhance my skills
in being able to assist client’s with resolving grief,
trauma, stress, and anxiety.
Eye
Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Level 2
Training. November 16-18. San Diego, California.
Critical Incident Stress Management:Basic.
August 3-4, 2001. Texas CISM Network, Fort Worth, Texas.
Working
with Adult Female Survivors of Sexual Abuse. March 1,
2001. Texas
Association Against Sexual
Assault, Austin, TX.
Eye
Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Level 1
Training. August 18-
20. Austin, TX.
*Fee $120 per 45 minute session Psychotherapy.
Sessions can be scheduled for 90 minutes or longer.
*Dr. Stephanie is in-network with Kaiser, TriCare, APS Health Care, NCPPO, and MHN. She also provides billing
services for clients in the Aetna PPO. If you are not sure about your insurance coverage, please contact
please contact Dr. Stephanie to determine if insurance will cover your session or
if you need to pay the psychotherapy fee.
REQUEST FOR SERVICE(S)
**If for some
reason you decide that you are not satisfied with Dr.
Stephanie’s psychotherapy after your first session(s), you
will still be charged $120 per session, but the remainder will
be refunded to you.
REQUEST FOR AN APPOINTMENT
If you would not like to sign-up for Psychotherapy now, but would like Dr. Stephanie or her assistant to
contact you directly to provide more information or to schedule
a one-time appointment, please complete the form below:
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