Stephanie Petersen, LCSW, LMSW

Stephanie Petersen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Missouri and a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in Michigan with 14 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, parenting, addiction, anger, relationship and family concerns, and career or life transitions. She offers practical help aimed at everyday problems and coping skills.

She uses an eclectic mix of approaches and leans on cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to teach skills people can use between sessions. Sessions often involve looking at specific thought patterns, practicing new behaviors, and trying simple mindfulness exercises. Motivational Interviewing and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy concepts may also show up when exploring values and commitment to change.

Stephanie draws on past work in medical social work and home health to understand illness, caregiving stress, and chronic health concerns. That background informs how she talks about grief, adjustment to illness, and caregiver strain. She also addresses issues like abandonment, attachment, blended family and communication problems.

In therapy she focuses on concrete tools rather than long lectures. People can expect practical skill-building, direct discussion of patterns that fuel anger or resentment, and small experiments to try outside sessions. She helps clients map what gets in the way and develop manageable steps forward.

Outside clinical work she enjoys reading, travel, movies, music, martial arts, gardening, and her French bulldogs. The tone she brings to sessions is straightforward and goal-oriented, aimed at helping people handle frustration and regain more control over daily life.

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