About Neil
Neil Steinert is a licensed clinical social worker with 13 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. He is based in New Jersey and has a practice that addresses a wide range of life challenges, including parenting, career questions, ADHD, and intimacy-related issues. Neil talks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
Neil blends several therapy approaches to fit each person's needs.
How Neil works
He draws on attachment-based ideas to look at patterns in close relationships. He uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors. Mindfulness techniques are used to build present-moment skills and manage strong emotions.
Sessions also may include motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods to set clear goals and make progress efficiently. Those approaches help when somebody wants short-term direction or support through a life transition. Neil aims to highlight strengths and teach tools that can be practiced between sessions.
His background includes work with topics such as trauma and abuse, family of origin issues, blended family concerns, chronic illness and caregiver stress, body image, and sexual diversity matters like BDSM and kink. He also integrates coaching-style support for career and life planning. People meet him for a straightforward, collaborative style.
He encourages honest conversation, real-world techniques, and steady skill-building. Sessions are offered in English and Neil sees international clients as well.
Neil lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Neil works with
The areas below are the ones Neil selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
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Online support options
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect present connections. Online work can focus on identifying those patterns, improving communication, and building more supported ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice automatic thoughts and try new behaviors to reduce anxiety or depression. In remote sessions this often includes homework exercises and step-by-step skill practice between meetings.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best based on goals, preferences, and how someone responds to initial work. That collaborative planning can change over time as progress is made or new priorities appear.
Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a work break. Live chat or text-based messaging supports shorter check-ins, quick skill reminders, or ongoing coaching between scheduled meetings. These options make it easier to maintain consistency and tailor sessions to daily life needs.
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