Stephanie Podasca (she/her)

Mindfulness-based

When we bring mindfulness into therapy, we build your ability to stay present with yourself, even in discomfort. We create space between stimulus and response. And we uncover what’s often hidden beneath automatic habits or overwhelming feelings. Whether we’re using breath, body awareness, grounding techniques, or mindful reflection, the goal isn’t to “empty your mind.” It’s to reconnect with yourself, your inner experience, and the choices you have in any moment.

Somatic Therapy (Body Centered)

In somatic therapy, we slow down and tune in. You’ll learn to notice what’s happening in your body—tension, breath, sensations, impulses—and explore what those signals might be telling you. Together, we work gently with these experiences to release stored stress, increase regulation, and help you feel more grounded in your own skin. Whether you’ve experienced trauma, struggle with anxiety, or simply feel disconnected from your body, somatic therapy offers a path to healing that honors it all.

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Parts work, including Internal Family Systems (IFS), is a powerful, compassionate approach to therapy that helps you understand the different “parts” or subpersonalities within you. These parts may hold different emotions, beliefs, or roles—like the inner critic, the people-pleaser, the angry protector, the scared child. Each part has its own story, and often, its own reason for being. IFS invites us to get to know them with curiosity and care.

Anxiety

Excessive thinking, worrying, future-tripping, panic, freezing, shutting down... Anxiety truly sucks! The majority of my clients would be diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, which tends to mask underlying trauma, low-self esteem, and other behavioral issues. Luckily, there are so many helpful tools you can learn to overcome the helplessness that anxiety makes you feel. With mindfulness, somatic experiments, and education we will work together to get you through the worries and fears!

PTSD

PTSD is a very challenging and unique experience for everyone - I have worked with many people who satisfied the criteria for PTSD, even though all of their experiences were wildly different! As a trauma-informed therapist, I initially assume that a traumatic experience is at the root of most human suffering and is the cause of the majority of symptoms such as anxiety, depression, addiction, etc. I engage in ongoing education to be an active helper at every phase of the recovery process.

Women's Issues

Being a woman in this world is hard! It's important you work with someone that understands the array of challenges women are faced with from the time they are born and throughout life. I have the most experience working directly with women in both individual counseling and in women's-based recovery circles. I am passionate about helping women process their experiences of womanhood, motherhood, sexuality, challenges in the workforce, and overcoming trauma so they can live empowered lives.

Early Recovery

You have just made one of the most important decisions of your life in seeking recovery from addiction! It can be vital to set up your life with as many supports in place as possible as you start to uncover the challenging emotions, behaviors, and trauma that contributed to your addictions. I bring my personal background in recovery and harm reduction education, and I am attuned to both the challenges and gifts the recovery journey brings up.

Spirituality

Whether your spirituality is rooted in a religious tradition, a connection to nature, ancestral practices, or a personal sense of meaning, it can be a powerful source of guidance, strength, and healing. In therapy, we can include that part of you. Spirituality in counseling isn’t about imposing any belief system—it’s about creating space for yours. If spirituality plays a role in how you understand yourself, your suffering, or your growth, we can explore that together with care and respect.