- Years in practice
- 7
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Washington
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Self esteem
- Focus
- Depression
About Stephanie
Stephanie Tumba is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Washington. She focuses on common parenting stresses like anxiety, sleep problems, low self-esteem, and coping with big life changes. Her approach is straightforward and respectful, aimed at helping parents feel steadier and more confident.
She works with people facing depression, compassion fatigue, addiction concerns, grief, anger, career strain, and challenges related to ADHD or bipolar mood patterns. Stephanie also addresses relationship and family problems, communication breakdowns, and attachment or abandonment concerns.
Background and approach
Her practice includes support for LGBT clients and those navigating blended family issues. Sessions are built around the individual’s needs. She uses a mix of practical tools and reflective conversation to help people notice patterns and try small changes.
Stephanie draws on approaches such as acceptance-based strategies, cognitive techniques, dialectical skills, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She aims to create clear short-term goals, teach skills that can be used right away, and adjust plans as people make progress.
Stephanie emphasizes compassion and sensitivity throughout the process. With seven years of professional experience, she tailors plans to each person’s situation. The first step is often a short assessment and then deciding together what to focus on next.
This makes starting feel manageable for many parents.
What Stephanie works with
Everything Stephanie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Stephanie helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Stephanie lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach and online care tailored to parents
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take actions that match their values. It can help parents manage guilt, set priorities, and make choices that feel meaningful. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors; it is useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems, and managing stress day to day.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and together they will choose strategies that fit. She adapts methods over time based on what helps most, so the plan can change as needs change.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy parenting schedules and varied routines.
Questions people ask about Stephanie
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, parenting challenges, grief, trauma and many relationship and family issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative, practical, and compassionate. She focuses on clear goals and teaches skills people can use between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has seven years of professional experience supporting people with mood, stress, and life transition concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, practicing in Washington.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and payment handled?
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?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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