Licensed to practice in Virginia and accepts 39 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Child or Adolescent, Depression and 10 more.

Stephanie Smith

(she/her)

LPC, 5 years of experience

Clients say this provider is

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Empowering
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About me

"You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think, ” Christopher Robin. Hi there, I am Stephanie. Counseling can be a positive and life-changing experience. I strive to bring an effective blend of experience, expertise, and clarity to the counseling process in order to maximize outcomes and provide genuine healing and wholeness to individuals and families. It will be my honor to walk with you through your journey of healing.

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

In our first session together, we'll start with making brief introductions, then dive into the specific challenges you are facing. This will help me create a tailored plan for us to work through in follow up sessions.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

At the heart of my approach is establishing a therapeutic relationship. Establishing a therapeutic alliance is a key foundation with making progress in therapy. While engaging in therapy with me you can look forward to developing a stronger sense of self, enhanced emotional resilience, and a renewed sense of hope for the future. I look forward to walking with you on your journey of healing.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

I enjoy working with an array of clients. My special interest are children and adolescents, young adults, and women.

Specialties

Top specialties

Anxiety

Child or Adolescent

Depression

Other specialties

Anger Management

Coping Skills

Family Conflict

Family Therapy

Grief

Life Transitions

Mood Disorders

Older Adults

Parenting

Peer Relationships

Identifies as

Christian

Woman

Serves ages

Adults (18 to 64)

Children (6 to 12)

Elders (65 and above)

Teenagers (13 to 17)

Licensed in

Virginia

Accepts

Aetna

Aetna - ASR Health Benefits

Aetna - Allied Benefits

Aetna - Lucent Health

Aetna - Luminare

Aetna - Moda

Aetna - WebTPA

Aetna – HealthEZ

All Savers

Amerihealth Administrators

Anthem

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Independence Blue Cross

Independence Administrators

Arlo

AvMed

Cash - $100 per session

Centivo

Cigna

Cigna - HealthEZ

EAP:Cigna

EAP:Evernorth

EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum

Evernorth

GTEB

Golden Rule

Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare

Kaiser Permanente

UnitedHealthcare/Optum

Optum

OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions

Oscar

Oxford

Surest (formerly Bind)

Tufts Health/Cigna

United Medical Resources

UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance

UnitedHealthcare Shared Services

UnitedHealthcare StudentResources

Location

Virtual

My treatment methods

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

When clients challenge and change thoughts, actions and behaviors will also change.

, 250 ratings

10 ratings with written reviews

May 28, 2026

Stephanie Smith displayed compassion and really made me think about things. She also made me feel very comfortable and calm.

Verified client, age 45-54
Review shared after session 1 with Stephanie

March 12, 2026

Very wonderful , all open ears and wonderful at listening would recommend 10/10.

Verified client, age 18-24
Review shared after session 1 with Stephanie

March 3, 2026

She has been an amazing counselor, I now look forward to my sessions with her. She is has made it easier to talk to her etc. I will continue connecting as much as I can cause her advices has been very helpful and life growing. Thank you SS for being you going above and beyond

Verified client, age 45-54
Review shared after session 9 with Stephanie