Stephanie Jacobs, LPCA
Stephanie is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate who works with older adolescents and adults for individual therapy in our Bluffton, SC location. She has experience working with clients who need help talking through life transitions, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, infertility/fertility issues, stress, anger management, faith-based clients, and more. She is Postpartum Support International trained to work with postpartum mothers and women who need perinatal mental health help. She has experience working at inpatient hospitals, intensive outpatient programs, outpatient mental health settings, and in community mental health.
Stephanie's treatment focus is client-centered to help meet you where you are and she approaches each session from a holistic perspective. She works with clients to help them identify their goals, make realistic steps toward those goals, and help them express their feelings in a healthy way.
Stephanie graduated from Rowan University with a BA in Psychology and continued on to Alliance University to graduate with an MA in Mental Health Counseling. She is accepting new clients for in-person and virtual sessions.
Contact
Position:
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate
Address:
110 Traders Cross
Bluffton, SC 29909
Email:
sjacobs@behavioralwellnessgroup.com
Phone:
888-996-9374 EXT 863
Fax:
440-565-2349
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