Stephanie Bigham, LCSW

Sessions often include short exercises and homework to practice new skills outside the appointment. Stephanie emphasizes learning as part of therapy and uses psychoeducation to make ideas easy to apply in daily life.

Her background includes work in a variety of settings, such as a mental health clinic for people with developmental delays, a hospital newborn intensive care unit, a respite program, and a classroom. She also spent time as a full-time stay-at-home parent and as a substitute teacher for kindergarten through fifth grade, which informs her practical perspective on family and parenting concerns.

Stephanie earned a Bachelor of Arts in sociology with minors in psychology and education from the University of Florida and a Master of Social Work from Florida International University. In addition, she is a Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator, which supports her work around communication and conflict issues.

In sessions she focuses on problems like stress, anxiety, parenting and family conflict, relationship and divorce issues, grief and loss, mood disorders, and career-related concerns. Her style is collaborative and goal-oriented, helping people find alternative plans when an initial approach doesn’t fit. She invites people to try different strategies and to treat therapy as a process of small steps toward change.