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
Articles
Stress and Anxiety Management the DBT Way
Anxiety and stress appear to be the next pandemic. I see so many people who are anxious, overwhelmed, edgy, panicky, full of worry, and always tense. If any of these words describe you and leave you with a constant feeling of uneasiness to all-out panic, you could be suffering from poor stress management. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, or DBT was developed by Marsha Linehan in the 1970s. She had her own experiences with mental illness that perhaps gave her a unique…
Coping with Grief during the Holiday Season
“What am I going to do if something reminds me of Grandpa?” “Who is going to help me decorate the Christmas tree this year?” “I don’t have the energy or the desire to do the things I usually do during the holidays.” If you are someone who has lost a loved one, these may be some of the thoughts that are running through your mind. Although the holidays are usually associated with happiness, joy, smiles and laughter for most individuals,…
When Seasonal Changes Affect Your Moods
Seasonal Affective Disorder How does one distinguish between winter blues and more serious conditions? Many feel sluggish or down during Fall and Winter months. The winter blues are pretty common. If this sadness is profound, it may be a sign of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). SAD is a form of depression which results from decreased light during the darker Fall and Winter months. With decreased sunlight, our internal biological clocks are thrown off, and it feels as though everything is…
Mindfulness- What is it?
There is a lot of talk about mindfulness, but what exactly does this mean? Mindfulness can be defined as being completely focused in the moment and paying attention to all five of your senses: As you are focusing on the moment you will also want to be aware of your: It is important not to judge yourself or your experience, but simply acknowledge thoughts and feelings as they arise, let them go, and refocus on your five senses.Benefits of mindfulness…
Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
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Teens and Opioids
We hear about it frequently. It’s on the evening news, online, and we hear it in conversation. America has an opioid crisis and we’ve had one for decades. It’s nothing new really and perhaps we are even desensitized to it, but opioids and overdoses remain an issue for both adults and teens. Youth drug deaths have quadrupled over the last 20 years mainly involving fentanyl which has grown 6x since 2016 (songforcharlie.org). Over 10 million pills containing fentanyl have been…