About Stephanie
Stephanie Tumba is a licensed mental health counselor in Washington with seven years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and the effects of big life changes. She also supports those dealing with grief, trauma, addiction, and compassion fatigue.
Stephanie aims to make the first step feel more manageable and less isolating. Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. She adapts sessions to each person's needs and focuses on practical skills that can be used between appointments.
Background and approach
Sessions often include goal-setting, thought work, and skill practice to improve mood and coping. Stephanie respects each person’s background and identity while working at a pace that feels safe. She uses a mix of evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment strategies, and mindfulness exercises.
Dialectical behavior ideas and motivational interviewing also shape how she helps clients build new habits and handle strong emotions. These methods are chosen to match what the client wants to change. Stephanie pays attention to relationship strain, parenting stress, career concerns, and issues tied to ADHD, bipolar mood shifts, or attachment struggles.
She also addresses symptoms like trouble sleeping, anger, and feelings of emptiness. Conversations focus on clear steps and real-life practice rather than abstract theories. People connect with her for both short-term work and ongoing coaching-style support.
She offers flexible session styles to fit different schedules and needs, and works with clients to create a plan that fits their life.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It emphasizes choosing actions that reflect personal values and can be useful for anxiety, low motivation, and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress management.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers practical skills for handling intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal communication. It can help when strong feelings or relationship conflict get in the way of daily life.
Stephanie treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She will talk with clients about goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adapt the plan as progress happens. That collaborative process helps match techniques to what the client finds most helpful.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let you see body language and have a fuller conversation, while phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging make it easier to fit short check-ins into busy days or to have ongoing support between sessions. These formats provide flexibility so therapy can fit different routines and access needs.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English