Dr. Stephanie Ferguson, LPCC
Supportive counselor blending practical tools and presence
About Stephanie
Dr. Stephanie Ferguson is a licensed professional clinical counselor practicing in New Mexico. She brings six years of clinical experience and a long career in education to her counseling work.
She aims to help people notice what already works for them and build on those strengths. She offers straightforward, down-to-earth support for people facing common life challenges. She focuses on problems such as anxiety, depression, stress, and low self-esteem.
Relationship concerns, intimacy-related issues, parenting questions, career decisions, and coping with life changes are also part of her work.
Background and approach
She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, and compassion fatigue. Her approach is collaborative and flexible. She creates a nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about thoughts and feelings.
Then she draws from different therapies to shape a plan that fits each person’s needs and goals. Dr. Ferguson has worked for many years in education before moving into clinical counseling, and she brings that background to her practice in a rural community.
She uses a mix of methods that include somatic ideas, acceptance and commitment strategies, cognitive tools, and client-centered listening. Taking the first step feels hard, and she acknowledges that. If someone is ready to try therapy, she offers steady support and practical steps to move forward.
Her style suits people who want clear, compassionate guidance and a partner in solving everyday struggles.
How her approaches shape online therapy
Somatic therapy brings attention to body sensations and movement to help people notice how stress and emotions show up physically; it can be useful for trauma, anxiety, and stress-related patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on values and taking meaningful action even when difficult feelings are present, which helps with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.She also uses client-centered techniques that put the person’s experience first, offering empathetic listening and support while clients find their own path. Together, these approaches give a mix of practical skills, present-moment awareness, and a supportive relationship to work toward goals.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She partners with clients to decide which methods fit best based on needs, goals, and what feels comfortable. That collaboration can change over time as goals shift and progress is made.
Online therapy in her practice is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more flexible. These options let people connect from home, build consistency into busy schedules, and use the format that fits their routine. The range of formats also helps when a client prefers real-time conversation or brief, ongoing check-ins by text.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- New Mexico
- Languages
- English