- Arts informed sessions
- Evidence-based techniques
- Grief and life changes
About Chayah
Dr. Chayah Stoneberg is a Licensed Independent Social Worker - Clinical Practice (LISW-CP) who blends psychotherapy with the humanities and expressive arts. She practices from South Carolina and brings five years of clinical experience to work with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and relationship and intimacy-related concerns. Her background also includes supporting people through grief, caregiving strain, and career or life transitions.
Stoneberg draws on literature, poetry, and visual or movement-based practices in sessions to help people name and express difficult feelings. She also uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address mood, attention, and coping challenges. Sessions can include talking, creative exercises, and practical strategies for daily life.
Her practice includes attention to issues such as body image, chronic illness and pain, codependency, and communication problems. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, attachment difficulties, and commitment concerns. Work with LGBT concerns and compassion fatigue is another part of her focus.
Before private practice, Stoneberg taught humanities at the college level and directed arts programming for a palliative arts group focused on grief and bereavement. That teaching and program work inform her clinical style and her use of storytelling and arts as therapeutic tools.
People who want a blend of talk therapy and creative expression may find her approach helpful. She encourages practical steps alongside reflective work, aiming to help clients manage symptoms and build clearer ways to handle everyday stressors.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that include creative work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that match their values. This can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life changes where clarity about priorities feels helpful.Art-based and expressive practices use poetry, visual arts, or movement to help people name and work through grief, loss, or intense feelings. These methods give additional ways to process emotions when words alone feel limited.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to combine ACT, creative practices, and other evidence-based techniques as needed. Together they set goals, try methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps most.
Confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in this profile. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for flexible scheduling around work or caregiving. It can also let people bring creative materials or writing into sessions and use shorter check-ins when that fits better with a day.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and parenting concerns, among other areas. Additional focuses include chronic illness, body image, and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style mixes talk therapy with humanities-based and creative practices like poetry or visual arts. She also uses evidence-based techniques to teach coping skills and change unhelpful patterns.
What is her clinical background?
She has five years of clinical experience and has worked in counseling settings and arts programming for bereavement. She has also taught at the college level, which shapes her educational approach in sessions.
Where is she based and how is she credentialed?
She practices from South Carolina and holds the credential LISW-CP, which stands for Licensed Independent Social Worker - Clinical Practice.
Do sessions happen in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts international clients, so people outside the United States may inquire about working together.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling based on therapist availability.