Stephanie Bigham

Stephanie Bigham is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina who focuses on helping people navigate stressful life changes. She draws on two decades of experience to guide clients through anxiety, grief, depression, and relationship strain. Stephanie uses straightforward language and practical steps to make therapy feel manageable for people who are overwhelmed.

Stephanie earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with minors in Psychology and Education from the University of Florida and a Master of Social Work from Florida International University. Her background includes work in a mental health clinic for people with developmental delays, a hospital NICU, respite services, private practice, and classroom and substitute teaching roles. Those varied roles shaped a flexible approach to care.

Her clinical style blends acceptance-based and cognitive behavioral ideas with mindfulness skills. She helps people notice thoughts and feelings without judgment, track unhelpful thinking patterns, and test new ways of responding. Sessions often include homework and practical exercises to practice between meetings.

Stephanie also uses psychoeducation to increase understanding of symptoms and coping tools. She supports people facing parenting and family conflict, divorce and separation, career transitions, and the stress of caregiving. Coaching for professional or career concerns is another area she addresses.

Her work is collaborative and active. She encourages clients to try different strategies when one approach doesn’t fit. Stephanie emphasizes resilience and steady steps toward change rather than quick fixes.

How Stephanie Uses ACT, CBT, and Mindfulness Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take small actions toward what matters, even when hard thoughts or feelings show up. It can be useful for people facing life transitions, grief, or low motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and changing behavior patterns that keep problems going, which often helps with anxiety, depression, and sleep issues. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm, and it pairs well with both ACT and CBT for stress and anger management.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Stephanie treats therapy as a collaborative process and will help figure out which methods match a person's needs, goals, and day-to-day life. She may blend techniques so clients can try different tools and choose what feels most helpful.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, as specific options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time for appointments. It also makes it possible to practice skills in the real contexts where challenges happen, then bring those experiences back into sessions for focused problem solving.