- Strengths based
- Warm and engaging
- Solution focused
About Stephanie
Stephanie Donley is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life changes. She supports those dealing with compassion fatigue, addictions, self-esteem struggles, career concerns, and relationship or intimacy issues. Stephanie also works with people facing eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, and concerns tied to illness, caregiving, or aging.
Her style is warm, kind, and engaging. Conversations are straightforward and respectful. She avoids stigmatizing labels and aims for a positive, genuine interaction that feels safe to the person in the room.
Stephanie draws on practical approaches such as cognitive behavioral work and client-centered methods. She uses acceptance-oriented and mindfulness practices along with tools from dialectical behavior therapy when they fit a person’s needs. Sessions focus on finding manageable steps and clearer ways of thinking.
She describes her work as solution-focused and strength-based. The goal is to help people notice what already works for them, build on those strengths, and learn new coping skills for hard moments. She often frames challenges as opportunities to find meaning and small changes that make daily life easier.
Stephanie has spent about 10 years in social work roles across different settings, including supporting people through serious illness and end-of-life concerns. She practices in Michigan and conducts sessions in English. To start, she asks people to share what matters most so they can set goals together.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Stephanie uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT is practical and often focuses on small, doable steps that reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change habits.She also uses client-centered therapy, which means conversations follow what matters most to the person. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people find their own solutions rather than imposing answers.
Mindfulness and acceptance-oriented ideas are part of her work too. Those approaches teach ways to sit with difficult feelings without getting overwhelmed and to act in line with personal values even when emotions are strong.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Stephanie will work together with each person to figure out which methods match their goals, needs, and preferences. She adapts tools over time based on what helps most.
The biography did not specify which online session formats are offered. Before booking, confirm the current options for remote work. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people meet from quieter surroundings when that helps them stay focused.
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Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Stephanie help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, addictions, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping issues, ADHD, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm, kind, and engaging. Sessions tend to be solution-focused and client-centered with a strengths-based approach.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has about 10 years of experience in social work settings and has supported people through serious illness, survivorship, and end-of-life concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) and is located in Michigan.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.