I am licensed in New Mexico with 5 years of professional work experience helping my clients discover and leverage their strengths while addressing identified challenges. I have experience in helping clients with motivation, anxiety, stress, depression, self-esteem and confidence, relationship issues, parenting, career and education challenges, coping with life changes, and life coaching.
My passion is helping others recognize and reach their potential. For the last 30 years, I have done that through my work in education. However, since earning my Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree, I have been working in my rural community to provide much-needed mental health services.
I was born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania...if you've never had the pleasure of visiting the area, watch the movie Witness with Harrison Ford. Quite a bit of it was shot in my hometown. Of course, like many people, I did not appreciate the uniqueness of my upbringing while growing up there. As a military wife, I have lived in quite a few places across the country and do my best to bloom wherever I am planted!
I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. I take an eclectic approach to counseling--getting to know my clients and meeting them where they are. Then, drawing from multiple therapy approaches, we collaboratively develop a plan to meet those needs.
Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. If you are ready, I am here to support you in that process. I look forward to working with you.
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, LGBT, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Depression, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Attachment issues, Blended family issues, Body image, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Divorce and separation, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Post-traumatic stress, Self-harm, Self-love, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy
NM LPCC CTB-2023-0339
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Dr. Stephanie Ferguson. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Dr. Ferguson has continually shown a high level of professional expertise and creativity when enabling me to deal with the traumatized mess that is my brain.
Written on Nov 18, 2024 after therapy with Stephanie for 6 months on issues concerning depression, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Dr. Ferguson is wonderful to talk to. She is friendly, pragmatic, wise and professional, leading me to think for myself. She validates and reinforces my own insights and is patient. I highly recommend her!
Written on Oct 28, 2024 after therapy with Stephanie for 3 months on issues concerning family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, and parenting issues
My experience working with Dr.Ferguson has been incredibly rewarding and enjoyable. She created a very safe space to open up about what I otherwise might not have been able to with others. Her care, compassion, personability and passion in helping others made me feel like I had my own personal cheerleader. The check-in’s, the conversations, and all of the resources that she has given me over the last year really helped me understand myself better and come back to the person that I wanted to be. Dr.Ferguson’s approach really allowed me to understand what and why I might have been feeling a certain way, while her suggestions and resources were things I could always come back to.
Dr.Ferguson will always have a special place in my heart for the work she does and how she has helped me come back to myself. I strongly recommend working with Dr.Ferguson.
Written on Sep 09, 2024 after therapy with Stephanie for 1 year and 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd
Doc is the best
Written on Sep 06, 2024 after therapy with Stephanie for 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, and career difficulties
I love Dr. Ferguson. She listens and gives me great advice and is the best shoulder to lean on
Written on Jul 11, 2024 after therapy with Stephanie for 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, eating disorders, and self esteem
Dr. Ferguson is highly attentive and very respectful. She responds in a timely manner and always checks on me in between sessions! Highly recommend.
Written on Feb 13, 2024 after therapy with Stephanie for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coa