- Mindful and direct
- Crisis and trauma aware
- Focus on daily skills
About Stephanie
Stephanie Sligo-Baker is a Minnesota-licensed clinical social worker with 37 years of experience. She focuses on practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, relationship strain, and changes in life circumstances. She talks plainly and meets people where they are when they first reach out.
Her style centers on respect, sensitivity, and steady support. She adapts conversations and plans to each person’s needs, and aims to help people find clearer choices and calmer days. She also has experience helping firefighters, police officers, first responders, and health care workers who have faced trauma on the job.
Stephanie draws on several approaches to guide sessions. She uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the person in front of her. She applies cognitive behavioral ideas to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and habits. She also uses attachment-based principles to look at how relationships and past bonds affect present life.
Sessions work through real-life problems like sleep or eating struggles, addiction concerns, compassion fatigue, anger, and low self-esteem. She also addresses issues such as ADHD, bipolar concerns, chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image, and communication breakdowns.
Her background includes long-term clinical work across varied settings, which informs a practical, down-to-earth approach. She encourages small, doable steps and will help you set goals that fit your daily life. If you’re ready to start, she asks that you select the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire to schedule.
How Stephanie’s approaches inform online work
Stephanie uses client-centered methods to prioritize what matters to each person, following the conversation where it leads and shaping goals around the client’s concerns. This helps people feel heard and keeps sessions focused on practical steps they can take between meetings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify patterns of thinking and behavior that increase stress or symptoms. CBT offers clear tools and small exercises to try between sessions for problems like anxiety, sleep difficulties, and mood shifts.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationships affect current responses and close connections. That perspective is useful when intimacy, trust, or repeated relationship patterns are part of the concern.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options, try approaches that fit your goals, and adjust plans based on what helps. Decisions about methods and pace are made together, with attention to your needs and preferences.
If you plan to try online sessions, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, cut travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also help people keep appointments during major life disruptions such as natural or human-caused disasters, because it often offers more flexible ways to stay connected with a licensed professional.
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Experience
37+ years
Credentials
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Stephanie address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship strain, addictions, sleep and eating concerns, anger, self-esteem, and related issues.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Sessions are practical and person-focused. She follows client-centered principles, uses cognitive behavioral techniques, and pays attention to attachment patterns.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She holds a Minnesota LICSW and brings 37 years of professional experience working in varied clinical settings.
Where is she based and licensed?
She is licensed in Minnesota and practices there.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a session with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.