Stephanie Upchurch

Stephanie Upchurch is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Oklahoma with seven years of counseling experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, self-esteem, career questions, and compassion fatigue. She also pays attention to issues related to autism and neurodiversity, caregiver stress, communication and control struggles, intellectual disability, life purpose, self-love, and women’s issues.

Stephanie uses straightforward conversation to help people sort through what feels stuck or overwhelming. Sessions aim to clarify next steps rather than promise quick fixes. She encourages practical strategies and small changes that can make daily life feel more manageable.

In sessions she listens for patterns that keep problems repeating, and then works with the person to try different ways of responding. That might mean testing new routines, practicing clearer communication, or looking at career choices with realistic steps. The focus is on what can change now, not on abstract theories.

Stephanie is comfortable supporting people who identify as neurodivergent and those caring for others. She gives attention to burnout and compassion fatigue that can come from helping roles. She also helps people reflect on questions of life purpose and self-worth.

Her approach is practical and relational. People can expect direct conversation, brainstorming options, and checking what actually works between sessions. To begin, clients follow the site’s matching steps and schedule a first session to see if the fit feels right.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online sessions

Stephanie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical changes and clearer thinking. Cognitive-style work helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try alternative ways of interpreting stressful situations; it can be useful for anxiety, low self-esteem, and career doubts. Behavioral steps involve testing small changes in routines and actions to see what eases daily strain, which often helps with stress and caregiver fatigue.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist and client look at goals and preferences together and may try different methods to see what fits. That collaborative testing helps shape sessions so they address immediate problems and longer-term questions about life purpose.

Confirm current session formats before booking as the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit work or family commitments around therapy and can reduce travel time. Some formats may be shorter check-ins or phone sessions when less bandwidth or being off-camera helps, while video sessions allow for more conversational work and live practice of communication skills. Discuss practical preferences during the first meeting to choose the most workable format.