Stacie Brethauer

Stacie Brethauer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 13 years in the mental health field. She offers warm, straightforward support and practical strategies for people facing hard moments. Stacie focuses on making coping skills simple so they fit into everyday life.

She uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs, including attachment-based ideas, client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused methods, and mindfulness. Sessions usually start by sorting out the most pressing problems and choosing a few strategies to try. Stacie emphasizes small, doable changes that add up over time.

Many clients come for help with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and low self-esteem. She also helps people with grief, parenting stress, career transitions, compassion fatigue, addiction concerns, and ADHD-related struggles. Body image, attachment and adoption issues, and communication or control problems are also areas she addresses.

Stacie describes her role as a guide who walks alongside clients while they make practical changes. Expect clear steps, realistic tools, and room to talk through feelings and patterns. The focus is on what matters most to the person in front of her.

Her practice is based in Pennsylvania and sessions are conducted in English. To begin, clients follow a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Stacie commonly draws from attachment-based work, client-centered methods, and cognitive behavioral therapy. Attachment-based work looks at how past relationship patterns shape current reactions and helps people build more secure ways of connecting. Client-centered work focuses on listening closely, reflecting what a person is feeling, and letting the client's priorities guide each session. Cognitive behavioral therapy breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses simple exercises to change unhelpful patterns.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try different strategies, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Sessions are shaped around the person's needs and preferences rather than a single method.

Because session formats are not specified in the biography, confirm current online session options before booking. Many people find online work helpful because it can fit more easily into weekdays, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Online sessions can make it simpler to maintain continuity during life transitions and to apply new skills between meetings. Licensed professionals can guide how to use these sessions effectively for issues like stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, and eating and food-related struggles.