- 37 years experience
- Focus on trauma
- Practical coping skills
About Stephanie
Stephanie Sligo-Baker is a licensed social worker in Minnesota with 37 years of professional experience. She focuses on practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and trauma. Stephanie aims to meet people where they are and make the first steps feel manageable.
She uses a conversational, respectful style and adapts sessions to each person's needs. In the room she listens first, clarifies what matters most, and helps set realistic goals. She supports people through life changes, addiction concerns, sleep and eating struggles, and challenges with mood such as depression or bipolar issues.
Stephanie also brings experience helping first responders and healthcare workers who have encountered job-related trauma. Her background includes work with attachment issues, codependency, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and identity concerns including LGBT topics and kink-affirming matters. She offers practical strategies alongside chance to reflect on meaning and values.
Her approach blends attachment-focused ideas, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, and elements of dialectical behavior and existential therapy. That mix is used to address symptoms and everyday coping skills as well as deeper relationship patterns. Conversations are tailored so people leave with specific steps to try between sessions.
To begin, people use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
She uses a conversational, respectful style and adapts sessions to each person's needs. In the room she listens first, clarifies what matters most, and helps set realistic goals. She supports people through life changes, addiction concerns, sleep and eating struggles, and challenges with mood such as depression or bipolar issues.
Stephanie also brings experience helping first responders and healthcare workers who have encountered job-related trauma. Her background includes work with attachment issues, codependency, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and identity concerns including LGBT topics and kink-affirming matters. She offers practical strategies alongside chance to reflect on meaning and values.
Her approach blends attachment-focused ideas, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, and elements of dialectical behavior and existential therapy. That mix is used to address symptoms and everyday coping skills as well as deeper relationship patterns. Conversations are tailored so people leave with specific steps to try between sessions.
To begin, people use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
37+ years
Credentials
Minnesota
Languages
English
How these approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how relationships shape feelings and expectations. Online sessions can be a place to notice patterns in relationships, practice new ways of connecting, and try small changes with feedback.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship. In remote sessions this looks like focused attention, reflective listening, and letting clients guide the topics while the therapist mirrors and clarifies.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) uses clear tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Online work often includes short skill practice, thought records, and simple behavioral experiments between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person's needs, goals, and preferences. Together they check what helps and adjust the plan as they go.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, require less travel time, and let people use different tools between meetings such as worksheets or brief phone check-ins. These practical benefits can help therapy feel more manageable alongside work, caregiving, or medical care.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Stephanie commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction, sleep and eating problems, and caregiver and chronic illness stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a conversational, client-centered style that listens first and adapts to each person's needs, then adds concrete skills and goals.
What is her professional background?
Stephanie has 37 years of experience working with a wide range of concerns and has particular experience supporting first responders and healthcare workers after job-related trauma.
What credentials and location are listed for the therapist?
She is a LICSW - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker - practicing in Minnesota.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept clients from other countries?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.