About
Going to therapy can feel like a big step, especially if you’re used to holding things together on your own. I’m really glad you’re here.
You may be someone who’s held a lot together for a long time.
You function. You show up. You care deeply.
And underneath it, you may feel anxious, disconnected, exhausted, or stuck in patterns that don’t reflect who you know yourself to be.
Hey there, I’m Stephanie Henderson, LPC and you can call me Stephanie. I believe that in order to truly support someone, we have to meet them where they are. You are the expert on your life. My role is to walk alongside you with curiosity, care, and structure, helping you better understand how your past experiences and nervous system shape the way you show up today.
My work is trauma-informed and attachment-based, with a focus on building safety, awareness, and choice. I approach therapy collaboratively and without judgment, honoring your lived experience while offering tools that support meaningful and sustainable change.
I help people untangle what they’ve had to carry for far too long
Sometimes what hurts most isn’t only what happened — it’s the meaning you made of it.
The belief that you’re too much.
Not enough.
Too sensitive.
Hard to love.
Responsible for everyone.
A bad parent.
A bad partner.
A bad person.
These beliefs often didn’t begin with you.
They were shaped in the moments you most needed safety, connection, consistency, or care.
Therapy can be a place to begin loosening those stories and building something more honest, compassionate, and secure in their place.
What working with me feels like
Clients often tell me they feel deeply seen, understood, and able to go to places in therapy they haven’t been able to access elsewhere.
My style is warm, grounded, relational, and collaborative. I’m not here to sit back silently while you try to figure it all out alone. I’m engaged, thoughtful, and intentional in the work we do together.
I help clients:
make connections between present-day struggles and past experiences
understand how trauma and attachment wounds shape patterns
work with emotions and body-based responses with more safety
build trust in themselves over time
This work can be deep — but it doesn’t have to feel chaotic or overwhelming.
We go at a pace your nervous system can actually hold.
My Approach Includes
My work is trauma-informed, attachment-based, and rooted in nervous system awareness.
I draw from approaches that help us understand not just what is happening, but why it keeps happening — especially when the roots are old, layered, or held in the body.
My work may include:
exploring core beliefs and emotional patterns
understanding survival responses
working with the nervous system and felt experience
building emotional safety and self-trust
supporting repair in the relationship you have with yourself
I believe therapy should help you feel more connected to yourself — not more disconnected through over-analysis.
The Lens I Bring
In addition to my clinical training, I bring a deeply human lens to this work.
As a mother and trauma survivor, I understand that healing is rarely linear and often asks us to hold tenderness and truth at the same time.
That lens informs the way I show up: with compassion, depth, honesty, and care for the parts of you that learned to survive however they could.
You do not need to perform healing here.
You get to come as you are.
A Note on Inclusivity
My practice is LGBTQ+ affirming and committed to creating a space where all parts of your identity and lived experience are respected and held with care.
You deserve therapy that honors the full context of who you are.
If this feels like the kind of space you’ve been looking for, I’d love to connect.
Education/License
Masters of Arts
Counselor Education, 2014
University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Bachelor of Arts
Psychology, 2011
Albany State University, Albany, GA
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
GA #LPC011634
National Certified Counselor
NBCC #668540