- Attachment focus
- Trauma-informed
- Practical tools
About Stefanie
Stefanie Summers, LCSW, helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting challenges, and relationship or intimacy issues. She supports those coping with grief, depression, ADHD, and career or life changes. Stefanie also brings attention to adoption and foster care concerns and attachment-related struggles.
She draws on two decades of clinical work in both civilian and military settings. That experience includes time helping people affected by trauma, people who have experienced abuse, and children from foster care and adoption backgrounds. Stefanie uses a mix of behavioral and somatic ideas to meet different needs.
In session she keeps things practical and paced to the client's comfort. She blends talk-based methods with body-aware techniques and guided attention practices. The result is a personalized plan that focuses on what someone can start doing between visits.
Stefanie earned a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Alaska at Fairbanks and a Master of Social Work from the University of Denver. She has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 2008 and has about 20 years of clinical practice experience.
Her approach often includes attachment-focused work to look at early relationship patterns. She also uses cognitive-behavioral ideas to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. For some clients she incorporates EMDR-style trauma processing and mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity and strengthen coping.
Clients can expect straightforward guidance, tools to practice outside sessions, and a collaborative focus on safety and steady progress. Stefanie works in North Carolina and conducts sessions in English.
How her methods translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current feelings and behavior. Online work with this approach often focuses on understanding attachment responses and practicing new ways of asking for support. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks concerns into thoughts, feelings, and actions, and teaches clear exercises to shift unhelpful patterns. Clients can practice CBT tools in daily life and report back during sessions. EMDR-style trauma processing helps people reduce distress linked to traumatic memories by using structured attention and guided procedures; it can be useful when trauma memories continue to cause strong reactions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, history, and preferences. Together they decide whether attachment work, CBT, EMDR-style processing, mindfulness, or a mix feels best for the situation.
Practical benefits of online therapy include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into a busy week. It can reduce travel time and make follow-up check-ins simpler to arrange. If you need to confirm which session types are offered, please check current session options before booking so you know how appointments will be conducted.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Credentials
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does Stefanie help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, parenting and relationship concerns. Adoption and foster care matters and attachment issues are also listed among her areas of focus.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends practical talk therapy with body-aware and mindfulness techniques. Sessions emphasize clear tools and small steps clients can try between visits.
How much experience does she have?
She has about 20 years of clinical practice, including civilian and military settings and work with trauma, abuse, and people from foster care and adoption backgrounds.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in North Carolina and provides services while based in that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How much do sessions cost?
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?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.