Meet Our Therapist, Mrs. Stephanie Moir
Pronouns: She/Her
Counseling Populations: Spanish Speakers, Multicultural, LGBTQIA+, Tweens (ages 10 and up), Teens, Young Adults, College Students, Millennials, Adults, Moms, Young Professionals, Helping Professionals, Paramedics, Healthcare Workers, Athletes, Artists, Singers, Veterans
Areas of Passion: Self-Esteem, Depression, Anxiety, Grief and Loss, Trauma, Eating Disorders, Body Image, Perfection, Boundaries, Self-Care, Infertility, Postpartum Moms, Chronic Illness, Dysautonomia, Burn Out, Compassion Fatigue, Career and College Counseling
My Therapy Approach: Mrs. Stephanie loves to help clients get to the root of their mental set backs. She guides them to explore present and past memories, thoughts, behaviors and emotions. Stephanie enjoys working with Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Polyvagal Theory, Neurological Retraining, EMDR in combination with psychoeducation and psychotherapy. She believes in the systemic workings of the human body and the nervous systerm.
Mrs. Stephanie teaches clients on the following topics: how to better improve self-talk, healthy boundaries, the importance of self-care, how to increase confidence, being enough, overcoming perfection, empowerment, how to improve connections with others, breaking free from patterns that are not helpful.
Why I Became a Therapist: Helping others has always come natural to me. I believe I was born to be a therapist. Being part of a community, and helping others was something I learned at a young age. I was born in Peru and watched my little brother go through intensive reconstructive surgery as a newborn. I had to be there for my family. At 5 years old, I knew I wanted to be a doctor or work in the healthcare field. While attending the University of Florida, and volunteering as a child life specialist, I found my calling in mental health. Psychology classes easily became my favorite and soon I moved to Tampa to purse my graduate counseling degree.
Rapport building and connecting with her as a therapist is of upmost importance to her. She builds trust from day one with her clients making it easier to speak freely about anything you want.
Mrs. Stephanie has over 15 years experience in counseling clients and over 13 years experience conducting vocational and career evaluations.
Her passion for helping women experiencing infertility and postpartum diagnosis, comes from her own personal journey with experiencing infertility herself and a traumatic delivery with her miracle baby boy. Mrs. Stephanie empowers her clients through their journey towards regaining happiness and confidence.
Mrs. Stephanie was born in Lima, Peru and from a young age was interested in helping people. Since Kindergarten, when she was asked what she would dream of studying, her answer was always medicine.
This developed into the study of psychology, while an undergrad at the University of Florida. During her time there, she began to grow her interest in social psychology and the field of counseling. While at the University of Florida, Mrs. Stephanie volunteered with children at Camp Boggy Creek and as a Child Life Specialist in the pediatric unit at Shands Hospital.
She graduated with her master's degree in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling from the University of South Florida. While completing her masters, she worked with children and teens at two Tampa Bay Baker Act receiving facilities. Through her experience she learned how much improvement and advocacy is needed for individuals with mental health diagnosis. The stigma placed on mental health is alarming.
Many people do not seek help due to feeling embarrassed or scared about having a diagnosis or needing some extra guidance. The entire point of her therapy sessions are not to label but to teach. By teaching clients what they have and teaching them to overcome, they are better informed and better able to control their symptoms.
Mrs. Stephanie has made it her mission to de-stigmatize mental health and empower individuals to speak about their own mental health symptoms.
Aside from counseling Mrs. Stephanie conducts vocational evaluations for the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation. She works with people of various physical and mental disabilities who are attempting to gain employment, attend college or a vocational program.
Mrs. Stephanie is also a Qualified Licensed Mental Health Counselor Supervisor for the state of Florida and meets for group supervision with awesome counselors working towards licensure.
Mrs. Stephanie has been a feature blogger and expert contributor with Tampa Bay Moms Group and Tampa Bay Moms Blog. She has presented to University of South Florida students interested in joining the vocational field. As well as, Tampa Bay Preparatory Parent Education Committee, in regards to depression and anxiety in the modern culture.
Mrs. Stephanie has been featured on: Tampa Daytime, WFLA NBC News Tampa Bay, Careers in Psychology, Healthline News, Tampa Bay Fox News, Talkspace, Psych Central, Huff Post, Romper, Up Journey, ABC Action News Tampa Bay, University of Tampa, Care.com, Women’s Health, Baby Boldly, Bustle, Medium and Tampa Bay Great Day.
In her spare time, Mrs. Stephanie previously volunteered with Frame Works of Tampa Bay at low income schools, where she educated students on social emotional learning. She contributes to the Tampa Bay community by volunteering with Paws for Friendship, along with her pet therapy dog, Bruce Lee. Her passion in ending the negative stigma associated with mental health, is a daily task she works towards with each person throughout the Tampa Bay community.
You can reach Stephanie at: stephaniemoir@serenemindpsych.com
Stephanie’s Link for Online Sessions is: https://doxy.me/serenemind
Therapist Availability: Accepting new counseling clients for individual online and in person sessions in Florida
Mrs. Stephanie would love to support you in the following specialty areas:
