A Better Me Wellness
Brave Becoming A New You
Our Founding Vision & Mission
The vision of A BETTER ME WELLNESS is to make an impact in thousands of lives and influence future generations. We deal in matters of the heart by equipping those with broken spirits to find healing in pursuit of their best life.
MEET OUR FOUNDER
Stephanie R. Jordan, LPC
Straight Talk. Deep Growth. Real Change.
I’m Stephanie Jordan, a licensed therapist in the state of Texas, Illinois, & Nevada, specializing in helping adults step out of emotional survival mode and into their highest selves. My approach is warm but unflinchingly honest. I believe in confronting the hard stuff with compassion, helping you see your patterns clearly and equipping you to break free from what no longer serves you.
I bring 20+ years of leadership experience, advanced training in grief and trauma, and a specialty in helping high-achievers reconnect with their inner world. As a Black woman therapist, I hold space for the unique cultural pressures and personal challenges my clients face while helping them develop resilience from the inside out.
If you’re looking for therapy that challenges you to grow, teaches you to stay solid in your identity, and moves you beyond ‘coping,’ I’m your therapist. To learn more about my approach to therapy click here.
Education & Credentials
Stephanie is a highly credentialed and licensed therapist serving clients in Texas (LPC), Illinois (LCPC), and Nevada (CPC). She is an alumnus of the University of Southern California (USC), where she earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology, and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a master’s degree in counseling from the Houston Graduate School of Theology (HGST). She also holds a postgraduate certificate in marriage and family therapy from the esteemed Fuller Life Family Therapy Institute.
Stephanie is a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), and a Certified Spiritual Director. Her clinical work is informed not only by her advanced training in trauma, grief, and relationships, but also by over 20 years of leadership experience as a human resources change agent across multiple industries. This unique blend of clinical expertise and professional insight allows her to connect deeply with clients navigating personal, relational, and career-related challenges.
Therapy focus areas
stephanie works with adults age 18 and older.
Grief & Loss
black men's
mental health
high-functioning anxiety & burnout
relationship struggles & intimacy growth
identity, confidence, & self-worth issues
unresolved
trauma
GRIEF AND loss
Grief isn’t just about death—it’s the silent ache that shows up after a breakup, betrayal, life transition, or childhood loss that was never acknowledged. At its root, grief is an emotional response to any loss, that deeply affects what you feel, when someone or something you love, value, or depend on is taken away or changes you in a way you don’t expect. I help clients make sense of complex grief and reclaim what’s been buried underneath the pain.
high functioning anxiety & Burnout
You get things done. You show up. You perform. On paper everything looks fine—but inside you are overwhelmed, wired, and constantly bracing yourself for the next thing to go wrong. You overthink conversations, struggle to rest, and feel like you are one step away from unraveling. I work with high-achieving adults—especially those who are used to leading, fixing, or supporting others—who are exhausted, ready to stop performing, and eager to start living life from a place of clarity, and self-trust. Meet life on your own terms and feel more grounded and whole in the process.
identity, confidence, & self-worth
You’ve spent so much of your life being who others needed you to be—successful, accommodating, agreeable—that somewhere along the way, you lost touch with who you are. Now you’re questioning the role you’ve played, the voice you’ve silenced, and the parts of yourself that you’ve hidden to fit in. You’ve outgrown this version of yourself that people have come to expect and you feel isolated, or an outcast. Now you want clarity about who you are—and the courage to live like it. I help clients explore who they are beneath the pressure, rebuild a deeper sense of self, and finally move through life with confidence that comes from within—not from performance, approval, or validation.
black men's mental health
You’ve been told to be strong, silent, stoic, and to keep moving, and never let them see you break, while your emotional needs go ignored. You have been misunderstood or misrepresented within your community and family. You have been punished for vulnerability. You are navigating the challenges of racism, cultural expectations, fatherhood, or emotional trauma in silence. You are tired and ready to take your armor off. I SEE YOU! and it would be my greatest privilege to help you navigate it all including anger, depression, pressure, suicide ideation, grief, etc.— with emotional honesty and zero judgement.
relationship struggles & intimacy growth
Whether you are married, partnered, dating, or healing from betrayal, your relationship challenges can reflect the work your soul is calling for. A mirror:
- Revealing unmet needs that shape how you show up in relationship with others.
- Showing you where you lost yourself and what still needs healing.
- Where your unresolved pain, protective patterns, impact your deepest longing for connection.
That invites you to grow, confront old patterns, and reclaim your emotional integrity.
I help clients untangle old emotional patterns, confront their part in painful dynamics, and build relationships rooted in clarity, emotional honesty, and deeper connection—starting with the relationship you have with yourself.
unresolved trauma
Unresolved trauma does not stay quiet—it shows up in your relationships, your body, and your sense of self. You’ve learned to cope, not to heal, and that’s kept you stuck in survival mode. The past doesn’t just live in your memories—it lives in your patterns. When trauma goes unprocessed, it runs the show from behind the scenes. I help you bring it to the surface, confront what’s been buried, and reclaim the space to become who you were always meant to be.