Stephanie Doan, LPC (IL), NCC has worked in elementary, secondary, and post-secondary settings. She served as the sole case manager at a small college and provided access to resources and managed retention programs for underserved populations. Stephanie has also provided school-based clinical services as a community partner in Chicago Public Schools through their internship and professional experience, serving youth K-12. Stephanie's clinical focus is using a strengths-based approach and weaving EBTs like DBT with children's natural language -- play and artistic expression. Stephanie communicates a philosophy of partnership with youth in the therapeutic space, which is designed to help youth explore who they are while learning and practicing the skiulls they need in order to live a healthy, functioning lifestyle -- however the youth define "healthy" and "functioning" for themselves.