Stephanie Podasca, LPC, LMHC, NCC

Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Portland OR
My ideal client is a deep feeler—often a creative, healer, or first-generation American—navigating trauma, anxiety, identity, or burnout. They may feel stuck in old patterns, disconnected from themselves, or overwhelmed by life’s demands. They long for clarity, peace, and a deeper sense of inner freedom. Their goals include healing past wounds, building emotional resilience, and reconnecting to their truth. They want therapy that’s thoughtful, nonjudgmental, and honors their full complexity—mind, body, and spirit. I offer trauma-informed therapy that integrates somatic work, mindfulness, parts work (IFS), and a spiritually inclusive lens. I specialize in supporting creatives, healers, and first-generation adults navigating trauma, anxiety, and identity. My approach is warm and collaborative, honoring the whole self as a path to deeper healing.
I’m a licensed mental health counselor and artist based in the Portland metro area. I’m Romanian-American and grew up in Northern California, surrounded by the contrasts and beauty of city life, redwoods, mountains, and the Pacific Ocean. Over the years, I’ve built relationships with many cities and cultures—but today, I’m grateful to call the Pacific Northwest home. My path to becoming a therapist has been deeply shaped by personal healing work, creative exploration, and a lifelong curiosity about what helps people grow. I also draw on my lived experience with recovery, meditation, and plant medicine integration—tools that have shaped my own healing and worldview. I’m also expanding my practice to include Internal Family Systems (IFS) and ketamine-assisted therapy—two powerful approaches that align with my belief in deep, compassionate, and integrative healing. I’m currently pursuing advanced training in both areas and look forward to offering these services in the near future. Before becoming a therapist, I spent time working in the fields of art, fashion, technology, and Buddhist meditation, and I continue to integrate those threads into my work today.