Stefani Dzikiy-Wasil
Compassionate counselor using practical, evidence-informed tools
LPC Pennsylvania
- Experience
- 17 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Stefani
Stefani Dzikiy-Wasil is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania with 17 years of clinical experience. She has supported people facing a broad range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, bipolar mood issues, ADHD, and challenges related to relationships, parenting, and self-esteem.
Background and approach
Her background includes work with mood disorders, social anxiety and phobia, seasonal affective disorder, and behavior change goals such as smoking or vaping cessation. Her style is described as warm and interactive, emphasizing respect, sensitivity, and compassion while collaborating with clients to build practical steps forward.
She commonly integrates cognitive behavioral techniques alongside solution-focused strategies and motivational interviewing, and she has incorporated hypnotherapy for some behavior-change goals. Treatment plans are individualized to reflect each person's needs, preferences, and goals rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.
Stefani frames seeking help as a courageous first step and aims to empower clients as they work toward change. She offers care in English and practices in Pennsylvania, bringing substantive clinical experience and a collaborative spirit to the therapeutic process.
Practical approaches for online change
Stefani commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and solution-focused techniques to guide online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can ease symptoms of anxiety, depression, and mood-related concerns. Solution-focused therapy concentrates on identifying strengths and small, achievable steps toward the client's goals rather than spending extensive time on problem histories.She also uses motivational interviewing to support readiness for change by exploring ambivalence and strengthening personal motivation. Together these approaches are used collaboratively so the therapist and client decide which strategies fit the client's needs and preferences as treatment progresses.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care when life is busy or travel is impractical, and they allow licensed professionals to tailor interaction style and pacing to each client's circumstances.
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Experience
17+ years
Licensed
Pennsylvania
Languages
English