Stephanie Arzavala-Reed, LCPC, LCMHC

Stephanie Arzavala-Reed is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in Illinois with ten years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, trauma and abuse, and anger. She also supports people dealing with career pressures, parenting challenges, and identity concerns related to LGBT issues.

She prefers straightforward conversations about what feels hard right now. Sessions focus on practical skills such as managing overwhelming feelings, improving communication, and building coping strategies for day-to-day life. Stephanie uses clear, goal-oriented methods rather than vague theory.

Her approach is collaborative. She and the client set goals together, then pick specific steps to reach them. That might mean learning ways to notice thought patterns, practicing new behaviors, or trying short mindfulness exercises to reduce reactivity.

Stephanie draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered methods, Solution-Focused work, and Mindfulness Therapy. She explains techniques plainly and teaches skills people can use between sessions.

Her background includes a decade of clinical practice helping people recover from loss, address relationship problems, and manage mood concerns like depression and bipolar symptoms. She also works with first responder stress, compassion fatigue, and attachment or abandonment issues. Clients leave with clear strategies they can try right away.

How therapy approaches translate to online sessions