Stephanie Trahant, LPC

Stephanie Trahant is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 12 years of experience. She is based in Virginia and works with adults on relationship concerns, grief, stress, anxiety, parenting issues, and blended family issues. She also helps people facing career questions, depression, trauma and abuse, and life transitions.

Stephanie prefers a practical style. She gives homework when it will help and uses writing and reflection as tools. She describes her approach as part therapist, part life coach, and part spiritual guide for those who want that element included. Her practice values clear conversation and straightforward steps toward change.

Her background includes a master’s degree from Colorado Christian University earned in 1998 and many years of part-time counseling while raising her two daughters. That mix of professional training and life experience shapes how she works with clients now. She mentions particular comfort supporting people through grief and end-of-life concerns.

In sessions she draws on a range of methods and adapts them to the person’s goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ideas are used when helpful to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Existential questions about meaning and purpose are part of conversations when clients want them. For trauma-related work she includes EMDR where it fits into the plan.

Stephanie also writes and finds online chat a useful option for people who prefer words on a page. She aims to help clients put feelings into words, find common ground when relationships are strained, and bring moments of humor and clarity into difficult topics.