Stephanie knows firsthand how damaging it can be when a boss or coworker, a significant other, or a parent does not have a Relationship Repair CounterTM. Her comedic and heartfelt personal stories make learning how to fix a relationship entertaining and easy to remember. She provides keynotes, motivational speeches, and seminars for couples, families, business and government audiences.

Dr. Stephanie provides expertise regarding communication, conflict resolution, and interpersonal relationships. She has extensive history providing workplace seminars in the Baltimore Washington region, and she has been practicing as a therapist since 1999.Dr. Stephanie has been featured as an expert in Forbes, Time, MSN, on television news channels and on radio shows. She is the author of Relationship Repair for Couples, a book inspired in part by her marriage to Brendan Knarr, a successful sales and business manager. Stephanie copyrighted the concept of having a Relationship Repair Counter™ for workplace, marriage, and family relationships. 

Stephanie’s passions are helping people to achieve business success and family success via a culture that supports the constant repair and resolution of relationship problems between team members, family members, and spouses. Raised on a Nebraska farm as the oldest of five children, she attributes her strong work ethic to life growing up on the farm. She is no stranger to adversity, which she discusses in her Make Your Life Matter Motivational Speech Video and attributes her accomplishments to the hard work and perseverance she learned from her own family upbringing.