Therapist profile
Stephanie Dixon, LPC
LPC counselor - family and parenting concerns
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- Attachment-based work
- Client-centered care
- CBT techniques
About Stephanie
Stephanie Dixon is an LPC - licensed professional counselor in Missouri with 13 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on issues such as trauma, adoption and foster care concerns, depression, anxiety, parenting strain, and relationship or family problems.
She began as a career counselor and later expanded to support adults, teens, and families. That shift shaped a practical style that focuses on the relationships around a person and the everyday pressures they face. She often addresses attachment issues, caregiver stress, and the effects of domestic violence or involvement with the criminal justice system.
Sessions are typically collaborative. She leans on client-centered ideas so people steer the topics and set the pace. When useful, she brings in cognitive behavioral techniques to help change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Motivational interviewing can be used when someone is weighing change or recovery is part of the goal.
Trauma-focused and attachment-based methods are used when past harm, sexual assault, or early caregiving patterns are central to the concern. Stephanie aims to be direct when needed, and she invites honest feedback about what is and isn’t helping. She discusses strategies for grief, addiction, hoarding, self-esteem, and transitions in everyday language.
People looking for support with parenting stress, adoption-related questions, or problems tied to relationships and family life will find her background relevant. She practices in Missouri and conducts work in English only.
How sessions work
How attachment, CBT and trauma work online
Attachment-based work focuses on relationships and patterns learned early in life. Online sessions using this approach look at how those patterns affect current family and parenting stress and help people try new ways of relating.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks down how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. In short sessions a person learns practical skills to notice unhelpful thinking and practice small behavior changes for anxiety, depression, or stress.
Trauma-focused methods address the impact of past harm, including sexual assault or ongoing post-traumatic stress. These approaches move at a pace set by the client and aim to reduce the ways traumatic memories interfere with daily life.
Choosing the best approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most relevant in early sessions, then adjust methods as needed. Clients help decide whether to emphasize attachment work, CBT skills, or trauma-focused care.
The profile does not specify which online session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful for fitting therapy into work or family schedules, reducing travel time, and making shorter check-ins easier to manage.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of home and family concerns does she help with?
She addresses parenting stress, adoption and foster care issues, family problems, caregiver burnout, and relationship strain among adults.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a relational, client-centered approach where you guide the sessions. She can be direct when necessary and invites feedback about what helps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience working with adults, teens, and families and began her career as a career counselor.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LPC - licensed professional counselor in Missouri and practices there.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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