- Goal-focused
- Skill building
- Values-centered
About Stephanie
Stephanie Southard is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with more than two decades of experience. She creates a warm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about stress, anxiety, addiction, and life changes. Sessions focus on what the client wants to accomplish and are shaped around real goals. Stephanie uses practical exercises and role play to build new skills and habits.
Her approach blends practical thought-focused work with attention to relationships and emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a frequent tool she uses to help people notice and shift unhelpful thoughts. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people identify values and make steady behavior changes.
Stephanie has worked across individual, group, and family or couples settings during her career. Her background includes supporting people through grief, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, addiction, sleep problems, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and relationship struggles. She is familiar with domestic violence systems, child protective services, court processes, and psychiatric diagnoses and medications.
Based on a Long Island, New York practice, Stephanie earned her MA in Social Work from Adelphi University in 1999 and has been working as a social worker since then. She describes herself as relatable and engaging, and she aims to help people live with less stress and more meaning.
When starting work with her, expect a collaborative process that sets concrete goals, practices new skills in session, and tracks progress over time.
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and take small actions that match those values. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, and life changes by focusing on workable steps instead of perfection. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing practical alternatives, which often leads to changes in mood and behavior. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and habit change. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build safer ways of relating to others.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods in session, and adjust plans based on what feels most helpful. Clients and the therapist work together to pick exercises and tools that fit the person’s day-to-day life and needs.
Online therapy can make regular sessions easier to fit into a busy schedule. It can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when helpful, and offer options that work around work, caregiving, or health constraints. Because formats were described in the therapist biography, note that services include live chat, phone, video, and text; confirm the available formats and scheduling details before booking so sessions match your routine and preferences.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family concerns, sleep problems, parenting struggles, bipolar disorder, and ADHD among other issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and nonjudgmental and focuses on practical skills. She uses exercises and role play alongside talk to build new behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She has 26 years of experience working as a social worker in individual, group, and family or couples settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a New York licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Long Island, New York.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Her documented services include live chat, phone, video, and text; confirm the current session options before booking.
How does cost and billing work?
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?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.