About Stephanie
Stephanie Southard is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New York. She brings 26 years of experience to sessions and focuses on practical strategies to reduce stress, anxiety, and the problems that follow. Stephanie aims to create a warm, nonjudgmental space where people feel heard and respected.
Her primary work centers on helping people manage mood challenges like depression and bipolar symptoms, and on addressing addictions and compulsive behaviors.
How Stephanie works
She also helps with relationship strains, family dynamics, parenting stress, grief, and trauma. Short-term goals and concrete skills are common parts of her approach. Stephanie blends common-sense tools with evidence-informed therapies.
She emphasizes changing unhelpful thoughts and practicing new behaviors. Role plays and exercises are often used to build skills that transfer into daily life. She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image concerns, and issues that stem from early family relationships.
Communication problems, codependency, abandonment wounds, and blended family challenges are part of her focus. Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging, and Stephanie works with people who prefer different formats. She encourages a collaborative process where goals are set together and adjusted as progress is made.
Stephanie lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
What Stephanie works with
The areas below are the ones Stephanie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 26 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches adapted to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate actions, then commit to actions that match personal values; it can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and practicing new behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and obsessive patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape present feelings and reactions and can help with trust, intimacy, and family dynamics.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Stephanie collaborates with each person to choose which methods fit their needs and goals. She checks in regularly and adjusts techniques based on progress and preferences so therapy feels relevant and doable.
Online therapy offers practical benefits. Video calls let people meet face-to-face when schedules or distance make in-person visits hard. Phone sessions are handy when bandwidth is limited or when a carry-on conversation fits a break at work. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins, quick skill coaching, and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to maintain consistency and practice skills in everyday life.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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