:root {
    --stc-gold: #c58940;
    --stc-gold-light: #e5ba73;
    --stc-ink: #302f2f;
    --stc-black: #111111;
    --stc-paper: #ffffff;
    --stc-soft: #f4f1ec;
    --stc-line: #e3ded6;
    --stc-muted: #68645f;
}

*,
*::before,
*::after {
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--stc-ink);
    background: var(--stc-paper);
    font-family: "Poppins", Arial, sans-serif;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.75;
    letter-spacing: 0;
}

body.menu-open {
    overflow: hidden;
}

img {
    display: block;
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
}

a {
    color: var(--stc-gold);
    text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover,
a:focus-visible {
    color: #865a24;
    text-decoration: underline;
}

p,
ul,
ol,
blockquote {
    margin: 0 0 1.35em;
}

ul,
ol {
    padding-left: 1.4em;
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
h4,
h5,
h6 {
    margin: 0 0 0.55em;
    color: var(--stc-ink);
    font-family: "Poppins", Arial, sans-serif;
    line-height: 1.2;
    letter-spacing: 0;
}

h1 {
    font-size: 50px;
    font-weight: 600;
}

h2 {
    font-size: 36px;
    font-weight: 600;
}

h3 {
    font-size: 23px;
    font-weight: 600;
}

h4,
.stc-category {
    color: var(--stc-gold);
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

h5 {
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 500;
}

.screen-reader-text {
    position: absolute;
    width: 1px;
    height: 1px;
    padding: 0;
    margin: -1px;
    overflow: hidden;
    clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
    white-space: nowrap;
    border: 0;
}

.screen-reader-text:focus,
.skip-link:focus {
    top: 8px;
    left: 8px;
    z-index: 10000;
    width: auto;
    height: auto;
    padding: 10px 14px;
    clip: auto;
    color: #000;
    background: #fff;
}

.elementor-section {
    width: 100%;
}

.elementor-container {
    display: flex;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1180px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.elementor-column {
    min-width: 0;
}

.elementor-col-25 {
    width: 25%;
}

.elementor-col-33 {
    width: 33.333%;
}

.elementor-col-50 {
    width: 50%;
}

.elementor-col-75 {
    width: 75%;
}

.elementor-col-100 {
    width: 100%;
}

.elementor-widget-wrap {
    width: 100%;
}

.elementor-button {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    min-height: 46px;
    padding: 11px 24px;
    border: 1px solid var(--stc-gold);
    border-radius: 2px;
    color: #fff;
    background: var(--stc-gold);
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: color 160ms ease, background-color 160ms ease, border-color 160ms ease;
}

.elementor-button:hover,
.elementor-button:focus-visible {
    color: var(--stc-ink);
    background: var(--stc-gold-light);
    border-color: var(--stc-gold-light);
    text-decoration: none;
}

.elementor-button-link {
    color: var(--stc-ink);
    background: transparent;
}

.elementor-location-header {
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    z-index: 1000;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.98);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--stc-line);
    box-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);
}

.stc-header .elementor-container {
    min-height: 94px;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 0 22px;
}

.stc-brand-column,
.stc-brand-column .elementor-widget-wrap {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
}

.stc-brand img {
    width: 142px;
    height: 84px;
    object-fit: contain;
}

.stc-nav-column .elementor-widget-wrap {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-end;
}

.elementor-nav-menu {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    gap: 5px;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
}

.elementor-nav-menu .elementor-item {
    display: block;
    padding: 12px 9px;
    color: #1e1e1e;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 500;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.elementor-nav-menu .elementor-item:hover,
.elementor-nav-menu .elementor-item:focus-visible,
.elementor-nav-menu .elementor-item-active {
    color: var(--stc-gold);
    text-decoration: none;
}

.stc-menu-toggle {
    display: none;
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
    padding: 0;
    border: 1px solid var(--stc-line);
    border-radius: 2px;
    background: #fff;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.stc-menu-icon,
.stc-menu-icon::before,
.stc-menu-icon::after {
    display: block;
    width: 21px;
    height: 2px;
    margin: auto;
    background: var(--stc-ink);
    content: "";
    transition: transform 160ms ease;
}

.stc-menu-icon {
    position: relative;
}

.stc-menu-icon::before {
    position: absolute;
    top: -7px;
}

.stc-menu-icon::after {
    position: absolute;
    top: 7px;
}

.stc-menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .stc-menu-icon {
    background: transparent;
}

.stc-menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .stc-menu-icon::before {
    top: 0;
    transform: rotate(45deg);
}

.stc-menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .stc-menu-icon::after {
    top: 0;
    transform: rotate(-45deg);
}

.stc-hero {
    color: #fff;
    background: var(--stc-black);
}

.stc-hero .elementor-container {
    max-width: none;
    min-height: 590px;
}

.stc-hero-copy {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-end;
}

.stc-hero-copy .elementor-widget-wrap {
    max-width: 590px;
    padding: 70px 64px 70px 30px;
}

.stc-hero h1 {
    max-width: 620px;
    color: #fff;
}

.stc-hero h5 {
    color: var(--stc-gold-light);
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.stc-hero p {
    max-width: 590px;
    color: #e8e5e0;
    font-size: 18px;
}

.stc-hero .elementor-widget-button {
    margin-top: 28px;
}

.stc-hero-image {
    min-height: 590px;
    background-image: url("/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Stopping-the-Chase-Counseling-and-Consulting-Counseling-and-Consulting-5-1024x576.jpg");
    background-position: center;
    background-size: cover;
}

.stc-intro,
.stc-content-split,
.stc-blog-archive,
.stc-podcast-list,
.stc-testimonials,
.stc-contact-panel,
.stc-legal {
    padding: 86px 24px;
}

.stc-intro .elementor-container,
.stc-content-split .elementor-container,
.stc-contact-panel .elementor-container {
    align-items: center;
    gap: 64px;
}

.stc-intro .elementor-widget-wrap,
.stc-content-split .elementor-widget-wrap,
.stc-contact-panel .elementor-widget-wrap {
    width: 100%;
}

.stc-intro img,
.stc-content-split img,
.stc-contact-panel img,
.stc-service-hero img {
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
    object-fit: cover;
}

.stc-section-heading {
    max-width: 760px;
    margin: 0 auto 42px;
    text-align: center;
}

.stc-benefits,
.stc-values {
    padding: 82px 24px;
    background: var(--stc-soft);
}

.stc-benefit-grid,
.stc-values-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 1px;
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 1px solid var(--stc-line);
    background: var(--stc-line);
}

.stc-benefit,
.stc-values-grid > div {
    min-height: 150px;
    padding: 28px;
    background: #fff;
}

.stc-benefit span {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    color: var(--stc-gold);
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.stc-benefit p,
.stc-values-grid p {
    margin: 0;
}

.stc-process,
.stc-services,
.stc-latest,
.stc-feature-row,
.stc-two-list {
    padding: 82px 24px;
}

.stc-process-grid,
.stc-feature-row .elementor-container {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 28px;
}

.stc-process-grid > div,
.stc-feature-row .elementor-container > div {
    text-align: center;
}

.stc-process-grid img,
.stc-feature-row img {
    width: 64px;
    height: 64px;
    margin: 0 auto 18px;
    object-fit: contain;
}

.stc-process-grid p,
.stc-feature-row p {
    color: var(--stc-muted);
}

.stc-services {
    background: var(--stc-black);
}

.stc-services h2 {
    color: #fff;
}

.stc-service-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 28px;
}

.stc-service-card {
    overflow: hidden;
    background: #fff;
}

.stc-service-card img {
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
    object-fit: cover;
}

.stc-service-card > div {
    padding: 28px 30px 32px;
}

.stc-service-card a,
.elementor-post__read-more,
.entry-footer a {
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-underline-offset: 4px;
}

.stc-post-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 32px 28px;
}

.elementor-post {
    min-width: 0;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--stc-gold-light);
    background: #fff;
}

.elementor-post__thumbnail {
    overflow: hidden;
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
    background: #eee;
}

.elementor-post__thumbnail img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    transition: transform 220ms ease;
}

.elementor-post__thumbnail__link:hover img {
    transform: scale(1.025);
}

.elementor-post__text {
    padding: 22px 20px 26px;
}

.elementor-post__meta-data {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 8px 16px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    color: var(--stc-gold);
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 500;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.elementor-post__title {
    font-size: 20px;
}

.elementor-post__title a {
    color: var(--stc-ink);
}

.elementor-post__title a:hover {
    color: var(--stc-gold);
}

.elementor-post__excerpt {
    color: var(--stc-muted);
    font-size: 14px;
}

.stc-page-hero {
    padding: 92px 24px 84px;
    color: #fff;
    background: var(--stc-black);
    text-align: center;
}

.stc-page-hero .elementor-widget-wrap {
    max-width: 860px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.stc-page-hero h1 {
    color: #fff;
}

.stc-page-hero p {
    max-width: 720px;
    margin-right: auto;
    margin-left: auto;
    color: #dedad5;
    font-size: 18px;
}

.stc-values-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.stc-article-band {
    padding: 74px 24px;
    color: #fff;
    background: var(--stc-black);
}

.stc-article-band .elementor-widget-wrap {
    max-width: 860px;
    margin: auto;
}

.stc-article-band h2 {
    color: #fff;
}

.stc-article-band p {
    color: #dedad5;
}

.stc-two-list .elementor-container {
    gap: 72px;
}

.stc-two-list .elementor-column:first-child {
    padding-right: 48px;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--stc-line);
}

.stc-two-list h3 {
    margin-top: 30px;
    font-size: 18px;
}

.stc-service-hero {
    padding: 64px 24px;
    background: var(--stc-soft);
}

.stc-service-hero .elementor-container {
    align-items: center;
    gap: 60px;
}

.stc-feature-row {
    background: var(--stc-soft);
}

.stc-blog-archive .elementor-post__title {
    font-size: 22px;
}

.stc-podcast-grid {
    display: grid;
    gap: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--stc-line);
}

.stc-podcast-card {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 76px minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 24px;
    padding: 32px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--stc-line);
}

.stc-podcast-number {
    color: var(--stc-gold);
    font-size: 30px;
    font-weight: 300;
}

.stc-podcast-card h2 {
    font-size: 24px;
}

.stc-podcast-card p:last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
    color: var(--stc-muted);
}

.stc-testimonial-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 28px;
}

.stc-testimonial-grid blockquote {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 36px;
    border-left: 3px solid var(--stc-gold);
    background: var(--stc-soft);
}

.stc-testimonial-grid blockquote p {
    font-size: 18px;
}

.stc-testimonial-grid cite {
    color: var(--stc-gold);
    font-size: 13px;
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.stc-legal .elementor-widget-wrap {
    max-width: 800px;
    margin: auto;
}

.stc-legal h2 {
    margin-top: 1.6em;
    font-size: 25px;
}

.stc-single-article {
    width: min(100% - 40px, 860px);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 78px 0 92px;
}

.entry-header {
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    text-align: center;
}

.stc-breadcrumb {
    color: var(--stc-muted);
    font-size: 13px;
}

.stc-breadcrumb span {
    padding: 0 8px;
}

.entry-title {
    margin-right: auto;
    margin-left: auto;
    font-size: 46px;
}

.entry-meta {
    color: var(--stc-muted);
    font-size: 13px;
}

.post-thumbnail {
    margin: 0 0 44px;
}

.post-thumbnail img {
    width: 100%;
    max-height: 600px;
    object-fit: cover;
}

.entry-content {
    color: #3b3936;
    font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
    font-size: 19px;
    line-height: 1.85;
}

.entry-content h2,
.entry-content h3 {
    margin-top: 1.65em;
    font-family: "Poppins", Arial, sans-serif;
}

.entry-content h2 {
    font-size: 30px;
}

.entry-content li {
    margin-bottom: 0.55em;
}

.entry-footer {
    margin-top: 44px;
    padding-top: 24px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--stc-line);
}

.stc-not-found {
    min-height: 60vh;
    padding: 100px 24px;
    text-align: center;
}

.stc-not-found .elementor-widget-wrap {
    max-width: 680px;
    margin: auto;
}

.stc-error-code {
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    color: var(--stc-gold);
    font-size: 64px;
    font-weight: 300;
}

.stc-footer {
    padding: 62px 24px 48px;
    color: #d8d5d1;
    background: var(--stc-black);
}

.stc-footer .stc-footer-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(150px, 0.75fr) minmax(140px, 0.75fr) minmax(320px, 1.5fr);
    align-items: start;
    gap: 32px clamp(32px, 5vw, 56px);
}

.stc-footer-grid > .elementor-column {
    width: 100%;
}

.stc-footer-grid > .elementor-column > .elementor-widget-wrap {
    display: block;
}

.stc-footer h2 {
    margin: 0 0 14px;
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.3;
}

.stc-footer-logo {
    width: 160px;
    height: auto;
    filter: brightness(0) invert(1);
    opacity: 0.9;
}

.stc-footer-links {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
}

.stc-footer-links a,
.stc-footer-bottom a {
    color: #fff;
}

.stc-disclaimer {
    color: #aaa6a0;
    font-size: 12px;
    line-height: 1.6;
}

.stc-footer-bottom {
    padding: 14px 24px;
    color: #aaa6a0;
    background: #080808;
    font-size: 12px;
}

.stc-footer-bottom .elementor-container {
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
}

.stc-footer-bottom p {
    margin: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 1020px) {
    h1 {
        font-size: 42px;
    }

    h2 {
        font-size: 31px;
    }

    .stc-header .elementor-container {
        min-height: 84px;
    }

    .stc-brand-column {
        width: 28%;
    }

    .stc-nav-column {
        width: 72%;
    }

    .stc-brand img {
        width: 125px;
        height: 74px;
    }

    .elementor-nav-menu .elementor-item {
        padding: 10px 6px;
        font-size: 11px;
    }

    .stc-post-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
    h1,
    .entry-title {
        font-size: 35px;
    }

    h2 {
        font-size: 28px;
    }

    .stc-header .elementor-container {
        min-height: 74px;
        padding: 0 18px;
    }

    .stc-brand-column,
    .stc-nav-column {
        width: 50%;
    }

    .stc-brand img {
        width: 105px;
        height: 65px;
    }

    .stc-menu-toggle {
        display: block;
    }

    .stc-primary-nav {
        position: fixed;
        top: 74px;
        right: 0;
        bottom: 0;
        left: 0;
        display: none;
        overflow: auto;
        padding: 22px;
        background: #fff;
    }

    .stc-primary-nav.is-open {
        display: block;
    }

    .elementor-nav-menu {
        display: block;
    }

    .elementor-nav-menu .elementor-item {
        padding: 15px 6px;
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--stc-line);
        font-size: 15px;
    }

    .stc-hero .elementor-container,
    .stc-intro .elementor-container,
    .stc-content-split .elementor-container,
    .stc-contact-panel .elementor-container,
    .stc-service-hero .elementor-container,
    .stc-two-list .elementor-container {
        flex-direction: column;
    }

    .stc-footer .stc-footer-grid {
        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
        gap: 32px;
    }

    .stc-hero .elementor-column,
    .stc-intro .elementor-column,
    .stc-content-split .elementor-column,
    .stc-contact-panel .elementor-column,
    .stc-service-hero .elementor-column,
    .stc-two-list .elementor-column,
    .stc-footer-grid .elementor-column {
        width: 100%;
    }

    .stc-hero-copy {
        order: 2;
    }

    .stc-hero-copy .elementor-widget-wrap {
        max-width: none;
        padding: 46px 24px 54px;
    }

    .stc-hero-image {
        min-height: 330px;
    }

    .stc-intro,
    .stc-content-split,
    .stc-blog-archive,
    .stc-podcast-list,
    .stc-testimonials,
    .stc-contact-panel,
    .stc-legal,
    .stc-benefits,
    .stc-values,
    .stc-process,
    .stc-services,
    .stc-latest,
    .stc-feature-row,
    .stc-two-list {
        padding: 58px 20px;
    }

    .stc-page-hero {
        padding: 66px 20px 58px;
    }

    .stc-intro .elementor-container,
    .stc-content-split .elementor-container,
    .stc-contact-panel .elementor-container,
    .stc-service-hero .elementor-container,
    .stc-two-list .elementor-container {
        gap: 36px;
    }

    .stc-benefit-grid,
    .stc-values-grid,
    .stc-process-grid,
    .stc-feature-row .elementor-container,
    .stc-service-grid,
    .stc-post-grid,
    .stc-testimonial-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .stc-two-list .elementor-column:first-child {
        padding-right: 0;
        padding-bottom: 30px;
        border-right: 0;
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--stc-line);
    }

    .stc-single-article {
        width: min(100% - 32px, 860px);
        padding: 54px 0 68px;
    }

    .entry-content {
        font-size: 18px;
    }

    .stc-footer-bottom .elementor-container {
        display: block;
        text-align: center;
    }

    .stc-footer-bottom p + p {
        margin-top: 5px;
    }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    *,
    *::before,
    *::after {
        scroll-behavior: auto !important;
        transition: none !important;
    }
}