Stephanie Altomonte

Calm, practical therapy for real-life challenges

LPC Pennsylvania

Experience: 16 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Self esteem
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Stephanie

Stephanie Altomonte is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania who uses a practical, skills-based orientation to help people address stress, anxiety, depression, and addictive patterns.

Background and approach

With 16 years of experience, she blends evidence-informed tools to guide clients through life transitions, panic and obsessive-compulsive patterns, and recovery from process and substance addictions. Her work often includes attention to mood disorders, seasonal affective challenges, and the ripple effects of grief and trauma.

Her style emphasizes collaboration and respect for each person’s values and goals, drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside acceptance-based and client-centered methods to build coping skills and emotional insight. She also integrates mindfulness and motivational interviewing to support relapse prevention, healthier decision making, and exploration of life purpose.

Stephanie helps people strengthen self-esteem, improve sleep and stress management, and navigate parenting, career, and relationship concerns. Throughout her practice she prioritizes an individualized plan that balances practical strategies with personal meaning, aiming to help clients create sustainable change while honoring their lived experience.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care

Stephanie draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, and addictive behaviors. CBT is focused on changing thoughts and behaviors that contribute to distress and is often useful for symptom reduction and improved daily functioning.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which emphasizes clarifying values and learning to accept difficult internal experiences while taking action toward a meaningful life. ACT can be especially helpful for people facing persistent anxiety, chronic stress, or life transitions where avoidance has become problematic.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to consider goals, preferences, and responses to initial strategies, adjusting methods as needed and combining elements from client-centered, mindfulness, or motivational approaches to match what feels most useful.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into work and family schedules and to continue care through life changes. These formats let licensed professionals deliver structured interventions, practice skills between sessions, and maintain continuity of care even when in-person visits are impractical.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Stephanie address?

She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, self-esteem, grief, trauma and related concerns such as sleeping problems, parenting challenges, and career stress.

What therapeutic approaches does she use?

The approach combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered listening, mindfulness practices, solution-focused techniques, and motivational interviewing to tailor interventions to each person.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Stephanie brings 16 years of experience working with diverse presenting problems including mood disorders, addictive behaviors, and life transitions.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with the license identifier PA LPC PC006271.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

She offers services in English and is not currently accepting international clients, so care is limited to those within her accepted service area.

What session formats are available?

Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

How are fees and subscriptions handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Self esteem Depression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse GriefSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

Control issuesDrug and alcohol addictionLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesPostpartum depressionSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Social anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

16+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania

Languages

English