Stacie Brethauer, LPC
Somatic-informed, practical counseling for everyday struggles
About Stacie
Stacie Brethauer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 13 years of experience in mental health work. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth support for people facing anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and big life changes. Stacie uses a calm, person-centered style to help clients find what works in their daily lives.
Her approach blends somatic awareness with attachment-informed and client-centered practices. Sessions often include noticing body sensations, identifying relationship patterns, and using simple coping skills people can apply right away.
Background and approach
Stacie aims to make strategies clear and doable instead of adding more stress. She helps clients address a wide range of concerns including stress, self-esteem, grief, parenting pressures, career worries, ADHD, and addiction. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care matters, attachment issues, blended family challenges, and fertility-related stress.
She also supports people concerned about body image, codependency, commitment, and communication problems. Stacie frames therapy as a collaborative process. Together with each person she sorts through current struggles, chooses useful strategies, and focuses on the most meaningful changes.
The work is practical and paced to the person’s needs. Located in Pennsylvania, Stacie offers help through several online formats. Sessions aim to build steady progress so clients can move toward the life they want while managing today’s challenges.
How somatic and attachment approaches work online
Stacie uses somatic awareness to help people notice how stress and emotions show up in the body. That might mean describing sensations, practicing grounding techniques, or linking physical responses to feelings and thoughts. These simple practices can support anxiety, grief, and tension-related issues.She also draws from attachment-based and client-centered work. Attachment-based ideas look at patterns in relationships and how early bonds affect present reactions. Client-centered methods keep the focus on the person’s needs and goals, with the therapist following the client’s pace and priorities. Both approaches aim to make therapy feel collaborative and relevant to daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Stacie will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. That might mean trying a somatic exercise one week and a cognitive or relational strategy the next.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. This range of formats lets people use shorter check-ins or longer conversations when it fits their schedule and energy. Many clients find the convenience helps them stay consistent with the work while balancing other responsibilities.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Stacie commonly address?
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
What kind of experience does she bring?
What are her credentials and where is she based?
Which languages are used in sessions and can international clients join?
In what session formats does she work?
How is cost handled for sessions?
What is the first step to begin therapy?
Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English