A native of Orange County, California, Stefanie Bernritter received her Master's degree in Psychology from Pepperdine University and studied at the Doctoral level for Forensic Psychology at CSPP. Stefanie is currently pursuing her Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology. Bernritter is a member of the American College of Forensic Psychology and the American Psychological Association.

As a child, Stefanie trained Olympically as a pitcher for girls fast-pitch softball. In the past, she has worked as a private pitching and batting instructor, makeup artist, private investigator, model, and spokesperson for various organizations. For the past five years, Stefanie has been in private practice as a Personal Life & Business Coach. Stefanie Bernritter has been writing poetry from the age of fourteen.