About Stephanie
Stephanie Van Ingen is a licensed clinical social worker in Pennsylvania with more than 20 years of experience. She approaches care with an emphasis on how life stages shape a person. Stephanie aims to make therapy an approachable step for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, ADHD symptoms, depression, grief, or relationship and intimacy concerns.
She has worked in many settings over two decades, including outpatient and inpatient programs, hospitals, schools, treatment centers, and residential care.
Background and approach
That variety has shaped how she adapts support to fit different needs and life circumstances. Stephanie has experience with people across the lifespan and with a wide range of challenges, from sleep and eating concerns to addictions and bipolar mood struggles. Stephanie believes the relationship between client and counselor matters most.
She focuses on building a sense of safety and ease so people can talk honestly about what’s hard. Therapy is paced to each person's comfort and goals rather than a fixed method. Her approach is intentionally eclectic.
She draws on common, evidence-based techniques and tailors them to how someone prefers to work. Sessions can include practical strategies, skill building, and talking through past experiences to make day-to-day life more manageable. Stephanie offers flexible communication options including video, phone, live chat, and messaging.
She invites people to reach out even when they don’t feel strong; starting therapy is a step toward clearer routines, better coping, and steadier relationships.
Approaches to talk therapy and online care
Stephanie uses a mix of person-centered work and cognitive-behavioral techniques. Person-centered work focuses on listening, building trust, and letting the client's goals guide the pace. It helps when someone needs to feel heard and understood before making changes. Cognitive-behavioral techniques look at patterns of thought and behavior and teach practical skills to manage anxiety, mood shifts, sleep, and ADHD-related challenges.She also incorporates elements of trauma-focused and relational approaches when they fit. Trauma-focused methods involve gentle, structured steps to address past hurts and reduce their impact on daily life. Relational approaches look at how current relationships and attachment styles affect feelings and behavior, which can be useful for intimacy and family stress. Choosing the right mix is collaborative; the therapist will work with each person to test what helps and adjust over time.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversations, phone can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing contact between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to maintain momentum toward personal goals.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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