Stephanie Woods

Stephanie Woods is a facilitator, author, speaker, life coach, and addiction counselor whose work is rooted in helping people overcome adversity and rediscover their sense of purpose. Based in North Las Vegas, she has spent more than two decades mentoring youth and adults through life transitions, emotional struggles, identity challenges, and personal growth. Stephanie began her coaching journey in 2004 after working in the Las Vegas hospitality industry and later transitioning into entrepreneurship, life insurance, and motivational coaching. Her passion for empowering others eventually led her into addiction counseling in 2022, where she continues to support individuals navigating recovery and emotional healing. She also works as a contract coach with Sunrise Children’s Foundation while maintaining a private coaching practice.

Throughout her career, Stephanie has become known for what she calls “unscripted coaching,” an individualized and deeply empathetic approach that focuses on listening beyond surface-level problems. Rather than using rigid formulas, she tailors her guidance to each person’s unique experiences and emotional needs. Her work includes behavioral coaching, group therapy, women’s mentoring, leadership development, and corporate coaching, with a particular focus on helping people process emotions, rebuild confidence, and transition through difficult seasons of life. Stephanie is also the founder of GT Women (“Good Things”), a biblically rooted mentoring community that encourages women to heal emotionally, reclaim their identity, and recognize that adversity does not define their future. Through speaking engagements, workshops, and her book, Everything You Were Meant to Be Through Adversity, she continues to inspire audiences with messages of resilience, accountability, and hope.

Stephanie’s personal journey has played a powerful role in shaping her mission and perspective. She openly shares her experiences with childhood instability, teen pregnancy, abusive relationships, homelessness, trauma, and struggles with self-worth, using those challenges as a testimony of transformation rather than defeat. After returning to complete her high school diploma in 2013, she later earned her Bachelor’s degree in Behavioral Sciences from Grand Canyon University in 2023, an achievement she describes as deeply meaningful because it was pursued on her own terms. Guided by faith, mentorship, and determination, Stephanie has dedicated her life to helping others understand that healing is possible and that brokenness can become a source of strength. Her work in nonprofit organizations, women’s shelters, mentoring programs, and addiction recovery reflects her ongoing commitment to serving individuals and communities with authenticity, compassion, and purpose.

• Grand Canyon University — B.S.

• Sunrise Children's Foundation
• GT Women's (Good Things)

• Women's Resource Center