Stephanie Hrit, LMSW, LCSW

Stephanie Hrit is a licensed social worker with six years of clinical experience who provides therapy in North Carolina and holds active licensure in both Michigan and North Carolina. She carries the credentials LMSW and LCSW - LMSW meaning Licensed Master Social Worker and LCSW meaning Licensed Clinical Social Worker - reflecting her advanced training and clinical practice background.

Her work focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and navigating major life changes. She also supports people dealing with relationship and family challenges, caregiver stress, body image concerns, codependency, and a range of mood and personality-related difficulties. Stephanie draws on a mix of evidence-based approaches to address both immediate symptoms and longer-standing patterns that interfere with daily functioning and well-being.

Stephanie emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every interaction. She individualizes conversations and treatment plans to match each person’s unique history, goals, and circumstances. Recognizing that beginning therapy takes courage, she aims to create a collaborative environment where clients can explore concerns, build coping skills, and work toward clearer, more manageable next steps.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Stephanie integrates client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) into her online practice. Client-centered therapy focuses on creating an accepting, nonjudgmental space where the therapist listens closely and follows the client’s pace, which helps people clarify values and find their own solutions. CBT is a skills-based approach that identifies unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches practical strategies to reduce anxiety, manage depression, and improve daily functioning.

She may also use elements of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) when emotional regulation and interpersonal effectiveness are primary concerns. DBT provides concrete tools for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and developing tolerance for distress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Stephanie works collaboratively to tailor methods to each person’s needs, goals, and preferences. Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - which can make it easier to fit care into a busy life, maintain continuity during transitions, and access licensed professionals from a convenient location.