Stephanie Baldwin McGowan, LPC
Michigan · 22 years in practice
Stephanie Baldwin McGowan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with more than two decades of experience.
License and registration
- LPC, Michigan
- 6401008208 · expires February 2029
- NPI
- 1366948937 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 22
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Stephanie
Stephanie Baldwin McGowan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with more than two decades of experience. She focuses on common, everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, anger, and depression. She believes people know their own stories and can build on their strengths to make changes.
Stephanie offers steady support and practical guidance as clients take steps toward a more satisfying life. Her approach brings feeling and action together.
Background and approach
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and name strong emotions, and to find healthier ways to respond. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help with unhelpful thoughts and to clarify personal values. Clients often come with family tensions, trouble communicating, or the fallout from divorce and blended family changes.
She also helps people facing addiction, codependency, guilt, shame, or a sense of isolation. Practical skills for anger and impulse control are part of the work when needed. Stephanie aims for straightforward sessions with clear goals.
Conversations focus on what matters to the client and on small, doable changes. She encourages self-compassion and the development of new patterns that fit each person’s life. Her background includes 22 years of professional practice in Michigan.
Sessions are offered in English and are available in multiple online formats. The process begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling to suit each client’s needs.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Stephanie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Stephanie names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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Online support
Emotion and Behavior: Online Approaches That Work
Stephanie often uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people recognize and name intense feelings that drive difficult patterns. EFT focuses on how emotions shape reactions and helps create new ways of relating to those feelings, which can ease conflict and reduce emotional pain.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which emphasizes noticing thoughts without getting stuck in them and clarifying what matters most. ACT helps people move toward meaningful goals even when uncomfortable feelings are present. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is another tool she uses to spot and shift unhelpful thought patterns and to develop practical coping skills for anxiety, mood, and behavior.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences, and to adjust the plan as progress is made. This collaborative stance helps people try different strategies and keep what works.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a fuller connection helps. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can work well for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick support, homework check-ins, or ongoing communication between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and changing schedules.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, anger, and family-related conflicts. Additional focus areas include communication problems, grief over separation, addiction issues, and feelings of isolation.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends emotionally-focused work with practical techniques from ACT and CBT. Sessions are collaborative, aiming to help clients name feelings and try new ways of responding.
What is her professional background?
She brings 22 years of professional experience supporting people through mood and relationship challenges. That background includes work with stress, anger management, and life transitions.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Michigan LPC credential and practices from Michigan.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are used for sessions?
Therapy is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.
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