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Stephanie

Stephanie

Role: Primary counselor / therapist — The Haven Detox

Replaced Jason (profile) as Dad's primary counselor on his return to Haven post–Baker Act. The swap is what Lynn initiated based on Paul's earlier follow-up about Jason's engagement style.

What we know

  • Confirmed in role as of 2026-05-19 (per Paul)
  • Spelling: Stephanie is the working spelling — could be "Stefanie." Confirm with Lynn.
  • Not listed on Haven's public team page (havendetoxnow.com/about-us) — that page only lists clinical leadership, not front-line counselors. Normal.
  • Credentials, background, and license status: not yet on file. Confirm with Lynn — useful to know whether she's LMHC, LCSW, RMHCI, CAP, etc., for context on training and experience.

Questions to bring (next call with Lynn)

  • Full name + spelling (Stephanie vs. Stefanie)
  • Credentials / license (LMHC? LCSW? RMHCI? Certified Addiction Professional?)
  • How often she'll be meeting with Dad — frequency, session length
  • Her general approach (CBT? Motivational interviewing? Trauma-informed? 12-step-aligned?)
  • Coordination with Corrin (EMDR) when EMDR re-engagement starts
  • Whether she'll be the Phase 2 handoff point or whether that transfers to a Recovery Team counterpart

Active threads (from 5/30 call)

Surfaced on Paul's 5/30 call with Dad — Stephanie was on speaker listening in. These are the things to work with her on:

  • Work + finance boundary. Dad is pulling hard to get back to taxes + IRS work — the original reason he wanted to come to CA. Working hypothesis: keep him out of family finances / taxes / all COA matters, shift to a consult-when-asked role. Get Stephanie's read on timing (recovery-horizon vs. indefinite) and how to frame it with him.
  • Device access at TRT. He wants phone + computer access at Phase 2 to "get back to work." Needs to be a deliberate, agreed limit set before intake — loop Lynn / Rico for the TRT-side policy.
  • Integrity / "little white lies." Dad admitted a tendency to smooth over hard truths in his work — telling people what's easier than what's exact — and says he's working on it. Worth building into the therapeutic plan: low-stakes practice at honesty + tolerating the discomfort of not having a tidy answer.
  • Jail history — now on her radar. Dad never disclosed he spent time in jail; Paul shared it and "a lot clicked into place" for Stephanie. Reframes his recurring "feels like jail" language about the facility — institutional-trauma echo rather than ordinary program resistance. Gives her better tools for those negative thought-loops.
  • Purpose substitute. Since work is coming off his plate, pick 1–2 replacements with her so the boundary lands as redirection, not deprivation — book/autobiography, a hobby (music/fitness/art), mentorship (young-entrepreneur or Christian youth programs), or service/evangelism (help in-facility, food kitchen).
  • 30–60 day framing. Dad keeps resetting Phase 2 length to "30" in his head. Reinforce the 30–60 framing consistently, and frame the back half as earned by progress.

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