Stephanie Knauer , LPC

Stephanie Knauer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with seven years of clinical experience. As an LPC she holds a state license to provide professional mental health counseling and brings a background in psychology and clinical mental health counseling to her therapeutic work. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Shippensburg University in 2016 and continued at Shippensburg to complete a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2018.

Her experience spans multiple treatment settings, including inpatient behavioral health work with teens and adults as well as both inpatient and outpatient substance abuse counseling. This range of settings has informed a flexible, skills-oriented approach to care. She uses a mix of evidence-informed techniques and often leans on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), while also incorporating solution-focused strategies and holistic practices to support overall wellness.

Stephanie works with people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship and family challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, body image and eating concerns, parenting and caregiver stress, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and other co-occurring issues. She has a particular interest in performance anxiety among athletes and in helping clients build coping skills, improve communication, and strengthen emotional regulation.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Stephanie Knauer draws on several evidence-informed approaches to guide online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps clients identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, making it useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be especially helpful for intense emotions, relationship challenges, and self-destructive patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy explores early relational patterns and how they influence current relationships and emotional responses, supporting work around abandonment, attachment issues, and intimacy-related concerns.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Stephanie works with clients to understand their goals, preferences, and presenting concerns, and she tailors techniques from these approaches to create a treatment plan that fits each person’s needs. That collaborative stance helps clients feel involved and seen while trying different strategies.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone meetings, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different lifestyles and comfort levels. These options make it easier to attend regular sessions, integrate skills into daily life, and maintain continuity of care with licensed professionals and therapists regardless of location.