- Trauma-informed care
- Builds communication skills
- Supports self-love
About Stephanie
Stephanie Chavez is a licensed professional counselor who sees people in Texas. She helps individuals manage anxiety, stress, and depression. She also supports people working through trauma and painful relationship patterns.
She focuses on building self-love and healthier communication. She helps clients address codependency, attachment concerns, and the emotional fallout from divorce and separation. She also supports people coping with domestic violence, guilt, shame, and mood challenges.
Stephanie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide practical steps forward. Sessions often center on processing emotional wounds, learning new interaction habits, and practicing self-compassion. The work aims to create steady, usable changes rather than quick fixes.
Her approach is trauma-informed and client-centered, which means she pays attention to each person's history and current needs. She aims to meet people where they are and to move at a pace that feels manageable. Expect straightforward conversations and skill-building between sessions.
Stephanie speaks English and Spanish. She holds an LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and brings five years of clinical experience. People who choose her often want clear tools to handle difficult feelings and to improve how they relate to others.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Many of Stephanie's core techniques come from evidence-based therapeutic methods that focus on managing symptoms and building new skills. One approach emphasizes emotion processing and trauma awareness, which helps people name and move through painful memories and reactions. Another approach centers on relationship skills training, giving clear tools for communication, setting boundaries, and addressing codependent patterns.Finding the right mix of methods is collaborative. Stephanie works together with each person to identify goals, try approaches, and adjust what isn't helping. The process usually begins with practical steps to reduce distress, then adds skills practice and deeper reflection as trust grows.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the specific session formats before booking since they are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules demand it. It can also let people try talking through relationship concerns and practicing communication skills from their everyday routines. The therapist will discuss which ways of meeting will best support pacing, focus, and preferred methods of working together.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship struggles, and low self-esteem. Additional areas include codependency, attachment issues, communication problems, and forgiveness.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is trauma-informed and client-centered. She uses evidence-based techniques and focuses on practical skills and emotional processing.
What is her professional background?
She has five years of clinical experience supporting people with emotional and relationship concerns. Her practice emphasizes healing from trauma and building healthier relationship patterns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LPC, which means Licensed Professional Counselor, and practices in Texas.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.