Stepping Stones Counseling · Therapy & Individual Counseling
Therapy that helps you feel like yourself again.
When anxiety, low mood, stress, or grief starts running the day, everything gets heavier. Counseling gives you a calm place to sort through it, understand what is really going on, and build practical ways forward — one honest step at a time.
Most major insurance plans accepted. Self-pay options available.
Anxiety & stress
Quiet the noise and get room to breathe again.
Depression & low mood
Move from stuck toward steady, one step at a time.
Grief & life changes
Carry loss and change without carrying it alone.
About Daniel
Practical, honest, and focused on what actually helps.
Based in Clarkesville, Daniel works with individuals across Habersham County and the broader North Georgia area — including Cleveland, Cornelia, Toccoa, Demorest, and Helen. His style is direct, calm, and practical. Sessions are a place to be honest about what is hard, understand the pattern underneath it, and practice small, real changes that add up.
He brings extensive experience with addiction, recovery, and accountability, and works with couples as well. If those fit your situation better, his addiction & recovery counseling and marriage & couples counseling can help too.
Daniel Shepherd, M.S., APC Pending
Counseling services through Stepping Stones Counseling under clinical supervision.
What therapy helps with
You do not have to wait until it is a crisis.
A lot of people come to therapy not because everything fell apart, but because they are tired of carrying it alone. Counseling helps you work on what is underneath the stress and the low days, not just the hard week.
- Anxiety, worry, and a mind that will not slow down
- Depression, low motivation, and feeling stuck
- Stress, burnout, and carrying more than you can hold
- Grief and loss, and the weight that comes after
- Life transitions — a move, a job, a relationship, a new season
- Self-worth, boundaries, and patterns that keep repeating
How the work helps
Real tools, real honesty, at your pace.
Therapy is not just talking about the week. Together you slow things down, notice the patterns that keep pulling you back, and practice a different response until it starts to feel like yours.
- A calm, judgment-free place to say what is really going on
- Practical tools you can use between sessions, not just talk
- Honesty about what is working and what needs to change
- Faith-based support available whenever you want it
A calm place to start
The first session is simply about getting to know what you are dealing with and what you want to be different. No pressure, no judgment — just a starting point, and a plan you can actually follow.
If you are in crisis, reach out now.
Therapy is not emergency care. If you are thinking about harming yourself or someone else, or you are in immediate danger, call or text 988 (the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or call 911. Support is available right now.
Scheduling and fees
A better week can start here.
Most major insurance plans are accepted. Self-pay sessions are $125 per clinical hour, and the office can help verify your coverage before the first appointment.
Secure card payment through Stripe — enter your session fee, copay, or balance.
Common questions
Answers before you call.
Do you take insurance?
Most major insurance plans are accepted, and the office can help verify your coverage before your first appointment. Self-pay sessions are $125 per clinical hour.
What does therapy cost?
Self-pay individual sessions are $125 per clinical hour. Most major insurance is also accepted — the office can verify your coverage first. You can pay a session fee, copay, or balance securely online.
What kinds of things do you help with?
Individual therapy for anxiety, depression, stress and burnout, grief and loss, life transitions, self-worth, and the patterns that keep repeating. If addiction or a relationship is the main concern, there are dedicated pages for those too.
Where are you located, and what areas do you serve?
The practice is based in Clarkesville, Georgia and serves Habersham County and the broader North Georgia area, including Cleveland, Cornelia, Toccoa, Demorest, and Helen.
Do you offer faith-based counseling?
Faith-based counseling is available upon request and is never forced. People of all backgrounds are welcome.
How do we get started?
Call (706) 493-5925 to schedule or ask questions. Most major insurance is accepted, with self-pay options available.