As an Owner

I’m the owner of WellMinded Counseling and love being a therapist and connecting with the community. I have been a therapist since 2013 and graduated from the University of South Florida Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. I have practiced in a variety of settings including in-home, residential substance abuse, intensive out patient, a crisis stabilization unit, and for since 2017 been in private practice.

I started this private practice because I enjoy working for myself and being an entrepreneur is in my blood. I love to set up systems that work, find ways to improve things and create new ways of doing things and thinking about things. Having equitable, and inclusive services to the community aligns with my core values as well as working to de-stigmatize mental health care. Which at times can seem difficult to find in the world. So I carved out my own space even if its only a small corner of the world to invite other clinicians that share in my vision to join the practice.

As a supervisor

I supervise new therapists as part of the practice as a means to help nourish the next generations of therapists that hopefully continue the work of moving the needle forward, to provide care to anyone that seeks it, with compassion, understanding and the mindset to provide tools to clients to help them explore with clients how to heal their wounds and be the best versions of themselves. Being in a teaching/educational environment was always a safe place for me, somewhere I could ask questions, challenge myself to grow, focus my mind, and to collaborate, which is why becoming a supervisor was so important to me in my role/identity as a therapist, and such a large part of the practice at WellMinded Counseling.

As a clinician

As a clinician I really focus on how the client can show up and be their authentic self in the world. Often we are taught to “fit in” and put on a performance or mask to get along, please others or to blend in. We are not meant to live like that all the time, living in our own truth typically invites in more space and healing, and helps alleviate some of the burdens we have put on ourselves or have internalized from outside messages.

People often show up to therapy feeling overly anxious, rigid, exhausted, feeling hurt, dismissed, disconnected, and are sick and tired of feeling that way. My role as a therapist is to help people explore and move through these emotions and the barriers that keep them stuck. Whether its they carry a large mental load in their home life, they focus on having everything being perfect, they feel shame about who they are, they hold back on advocating for themselves, they struggle to have passion in life, or are discontent with their life, therapy can help. I’ve spent time being trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing, working with eating disorders/body image issues, postpartum concerns, sexual identity and the influence of developmental, social-cultural and familial factors on sexuality.

Fun Facts About Stephanie

• Stephanie is originally from Buffalo, NY, moved to Tampa, FL at 13 and moved to Denver after finishing Graduate School

• Stephanie has 3 dogs, 2 Dachshund’s and a Corgi

• Stephanie enjoys cycling, walking, yoga, and taking group exercise classes

• Stephanie loves listening to podcasts and audiobooks

• Stephanie favorite foods include Mexican, Indian and Greek

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