Stephanie Tran

Hello! I'm Stephanie Tran, currently a counselor for the detention center in my county. I obtained my Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Lubbock Christian University, and my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from West Virginia University.

I am a certified grief counselor and nationally certified by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC).

My passion is helping individuals find their voice, their own passion, and helping guide people forward in their own journeys.

As a counselor, my ultimate goal is to assist every individual with becoming their own best advocates and working towards self-accountability.

I feel that therapy shouldn't be scary or too formal, but instead easy like casual conversation. A session can be a fun, safe place where it's ok to laugh. There is sometimes a stigma surrounding therapy because of the idea that one must have something "wrong" to need therapy. Sometimes goals or ideas or feelings that seem like mountains to overcome or attain are most easily traversed by simply talking things out with someone who has an outside view of the situation.

The saying "Truth without compassion is cruelty" is a motto that I follow in my sessions because I believe that there is no healing without truth, but cruelty has no place in therapy. For this, I will be open and honest to further foster that safe place for sharing. We are in this together!

My hope is that after a session, each individual feels hopeful and empowered to advocate for themselves, and ready to take on new challenges in his or her day-to-day life.