Stephanie Horner , LPCC

Stephanie Horner is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) practicing in New Mexico who brings deep experience from both healthcare and mental health fields. She has spent 35 years working across these areas, including 10 years in nursing and 25 years in counseling and therapy, and now focuses primarily on supporting adults through a wide range of concerns. Her professional background includes roles as a high-risk labor and delivery nurse, a school district health director, an at-risk program developer, and a mental health counselor for children and adolescents with emotional, behavioral, and special needs, experiences that inform a broad and practical understanding of stress, trauma, relationship challenges, parenting, and life transitions.

Stephanie works with issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, grief, sleep difficulties, anger, ADHD, career concerns, and family and relationship struggles. She combines a client-centered, solution-focused approach with acceptance-based and cognitive techniques, bringing a thoughtful, holistic perspective to treatment. Her style is warm and empathic while remaining focused and practical; she emphasizes listening, collaboration, and the development of durable skills and strategies that address immediate concerns and support long-term growth.

Her stated goal is to help people identify the core issues that brought them to counseling, clarify their wants and needs, and build practical techniques that foster resilience through challenges, transitions, and ongoing personal development.

Approaches That Translate to Online Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify their values and learn practical ways to act in line with what matters to them, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It is often useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship so people feel heard and understood; this approach can help with self-esteem, relationship concerns, and navigating change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical strategies to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, making it a useful option for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and anger.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Stephanie Horner works collaboratively to assess each person’s needs, goals, and preferences and tailors techniques from these approaches to fit the individual. That collaborative process helps determine which methods will feel most helpful and sustainable.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to maintain continuity during life transitions. Licensed professionals can provide consistent, goal-focused support remotely, allowing clients to work on skills and strategies from wherever they are.