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Stephania Couto, APC
Stephania Couto, APC
Stephania is a bilingual therapist fluent in English and Spanish who works with individuals and couples navigating relational challenges, self-esteem concerns, and emotional distress. She supports clients struggling with anxiety, depression, difficulty setting boundaries, and patterns that leave them feeling disconnected from themselves or from others.
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Stephania has a particular passion for relational work. She works with couples and individuals in monogamous and polyamorous relationships, cross-cultural partnerships, and those exploring intimacy, communication, and sexuality. Her approach is affirming and inclusive, creating space for clients to examine relational dynamics, attachment patterns, power, desire, and emotional safety with honesty and care. She also works with men navigating identity, vulnerability, relationships, and emotional expression.
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Her therapeutic style is warm, collaborative, and deeply respectful. Stephania believes healing happens when people feel truly seen and heard without judgment. Drawing from evidence-based approaches and sex-positive, trauma-informed frameworks, she helps clients untangle unhelpful patterns, strengthen self-worth, set healthier boundaries, and build more satisfying relationships with others and with themselves.
Stephania views therapy as a supportive and meaningful space where curiosity, presence, and authenticity can lead to lasting change. Whether working in English or Spanish, she is committed to helping her clients feel understood, empowered, and less alone as they move toward greater clarity, connection, and emotional well-being.
Fees
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Individual Sessions $75 - $145
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Couples sessions $180
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Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
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Pay by American Express, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Qualifications
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Licensed Associate Professional Counselor (LAPC)
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Valdosta State University, M. Ed. Counseling, 2025
Treatment Approach
I use an integrative, evidence-based approach tailored to each client’s unique needs. My work draws from:
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Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
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Gottman Method
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Person-Centered Therapy
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Strengths-Based Approach
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Attachment-Based and Relational Therapy
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Internal Family Systems (IFS)
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Narrative Therapy
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Existential Therapy
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Trauma-Informed Care
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Mindfulness-Based Therapy
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Culturally Responsive Therapy
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Evidence-based communication tools
My Specialties
Top Specialties
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Relationship issues and communication challenges
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Building trust and emotional intimacy
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Anxiety and depression
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Navigating conflict and recurring relational patterns
Expertise
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Life transitions
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Relationship transitions
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Parenting
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Grief and loss
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Stress and coping skills
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Self-esteem and identity exploration
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Men’s issues
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LGBTQ+ and bisexual identity
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Cross-cultural relationships and bicultural identity
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Open relationships and non-monogamy
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Sex and intimacy concerns
