Counselor, Board-Certified Dance Movement Therapist
Stephanie is a dance/movement therapist and licensed clinical professional counselor who hopes to help you bring together the wisdom of your body, heart, and mind to find your center, overcome adversity, and come home to yourself. There’s so much in the world that wants to hold us back and hold us down, don’t let yourself be first in line, eh?
Stephanie works primarily with individuals navigating a variety of life challenges including but not limited to LGBTQIA+ identities, eating disorders, neurodivergence, high sensitivity, and anxiety. She works from a feminist, anti-oppressive, curiosity-based perspective.
Stephanie provides a warm, gentle (though direct!), person-centered approach to therapy and healing. She’s always going to keep it real with you. She is here to walk with you, not pull you along! Stephanie identifies as a queer, neurodivergent therapist and loves to work with folx sharing those identities.
Leadership and Scholarship:
Stephanie holds a BFA in Dance from Lake Erie College in Painesville, OH and an MA in Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling from Columbia College Chicago.
Stephanie is an active member and previous board member of the Illinois chapter of the American Dance Therapy Association and has served on the National American Dance Therapy Association Board as a member of the nominating committee. Stephanie has also supported both local and national conference planning and production.
Stephanie has presented with colleagues on Moving Toward Neuro-Affirming Care at both the National American Dance Therapy Association conference (2024) and the Institute for Therapy Through the Arts conference (2025) to increase awareness and tools for clinicians in caring for their neurodivergent clients and themselves both in support of and within neurodivergent communities. Stephanie is a teaching assistant and guest teaching artist with the Embodied Education Institute of Chicago, educating providers on supporting queer clients in eating disorder recovery and learning foundational knowledge about dance/movement therapy.
Contact Stephanie at [email protected]