Stephanie "Aunt Steph" Baffone, LPCMH, NCC is a licensed, board certified mental health therapist, freelance writer and beloved aunt to 41 nieces and nephews. Following in the footsteps of her paternal grandmother, the former neighborhood consigliera (advisor) she is often found holding court with family, friends and clients seeking advice on life, love and loss. A graduate of Villanova University
with a master’s degree in Community Counseling, Baffone is a member of The American Counseling Association, National Board of Certified Counselors, American Psychological Association, RESOLVE, and the American Academy of Bereavement. She has been blissfully married for two decades to her high school sweetheart. In addition to her private practice, Baffone is a consultant to numerous non-profits developing programs on grief and is the expert columnist on love and loss at Webby Award-nominated SavvyAuntie.com. She has been a source to various media outlets including The Huffington Post, Counseling Today, The Savvy Auntie Guide to Life (Harper Collins) and has been featured on CN8, WHYY, WDEL and Blog Talk Radio. She was featured in First for Women Magazine and More Magazine (Canada, May 2011).
“Aunt Steph” is working on a memoir, Doris, Sophia and Me: A Memoir About a Mother Who Didn’t Live Long Enough and a Daughter Who was Never Born. Email your questions to [email protected] or write to Ask Aunt Steph, P O Box 9972, Newark, DE 19714. Follow Stephanie Baffone on Twitter at or visit StephanieBaffone.com.
