About Stephanie
Stephanie Tumba is a licensed mental health counselor in Washington with seven years of practice. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, ADHD, and major life changes. Her approach is straightforward and respectful, aimed at helping clients feel heard and understood.
She uses practical talk therapy and evidence-informed techniques to build day-to-day skills. Stephanie works with clients to set realistic goals, try new coping strategies, and practice small changes that add up.
Background and approach
She emphasizes compassion and responsiveness when tailoring each plan to what a person actually needs. Sessions focus on clear steps and tools people can use between meetings. That might include exercises to manage worrying thoughts, ways to organize tasks, or practices to reduce reactivity.
She also addresses issues like grief, sleep problems, anger, and burnout from caregiving or demanding work. Stephanie draws on several clinical methods to guide sessions without making the work more complicated than it needs to be. She aims to create a calm, practical space for people to talk through their struggles and try new approaches.
Progress is tracked in simple, measurable ways so clients can see what is changing. Her work includes help with relationship and communication struggles, addiction concerns, and challenges linked to attachment or past trauma. Stephanie encourages a steady, patient pace and partners with each person to find what fits their life and goals.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values. It is useful when worry, avoidance, or drifting through life get in the way of meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks down problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and for building organizational habits.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try techniques in session, and adjust methods based on what feels most helpful. That collaborative process helps match tools to each person's needs rather than forcing a single method.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face-to-face when they prefer it. Phone sessions can fit into a work break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging are useful for quick check-ins, homework support, or when someone wants to communicate without scheduling a full call. These options make it easier to maintain regular contact and practice skills between visits.
Questions people ask
What concerns does Stephanie commonly help with?
What is her therapy style like?
How much clinical experience does she have?
What are her credentials and where is she based?
Which languages are sessions offered in?
What session formats are available?
How is pricing handled for sessions?
How does someone begin working with her?
What this therapist works with
Most often
Also listed
- 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
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.