Therapist profile
Stephanie Sligo-Baker, LICSW
LICSW - Stress and relationship concerns
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- Attachment based
- CBT methods
- DBT informed skills
About Stephanie
Stephanie Sligo-Baker is a LICSW, licensed in Minnesota, with 37 years of professional experience. She focuses on concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, relationship strain, and issues related to mood and attention. She also lists work around addiction, intimacy, eating and sleeping problems, and caregiver stress.
Stephanie approaches conversations in a straightforward, person-focused way. Sessions are conversational and practical. She listens for what feels most urgent and helps people find small steps that fit their life. Stephanie aims to adapt what they talk about to a plan that people can try between meetings.
Her clinical approach draws on several therapy styles. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current connections. She applies cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns. Mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy are used to manage strong emotions and stress.
She has experience supporting people affected by job-related trauma, including firefighters, police officers, first responders, and health care staff. That work focuses on practical coping and managing intense reactions after difficult events.
Sessions are conducted in English and are based in Minnesota. Cost varies by location and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first appointment using the online options button.
How sessions work
How attachment work, CBT, and DBT skills are used online
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns show up now. Online conversations can focus on how those patterns affect current connections and reactions. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, breaks down unhelpful thoughts and behaviors into concrete steps, helping people test new ways of thinking and acting. Dialectical behavior therapy skills offer practical tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication, which can be practiced between sessions.Finding the best approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences together and adjust methods as needs evolve. This is a collaborative decision so people can try strategies and see what helps in everyday life.
Specific session formats are not listed here, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, shorten travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also supports practicing skills in real contexts, like using emotion-regulation techniques during a stressful moment at home or testing new communication moves between sessions.
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Experience
37+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with at home?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and coping with life changes among other concerns. Family and parenting topics are included on her list of focus areas.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She uses a conversational, practical style and adapts sessions to immediate concerns. Techniques come from attachment work, CBT, and DBT skills to manage emotions and change patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 37 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns, including trauma and job-related stress for first responders and health care staff.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) licensed in Minnesota and practices with that credential in the state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here. Please confirm current session options before booking through the online options button.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.