Stephanie Southard, LCSW

Therapist in New York

Stephanie Southard is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 26 years of experience.

Licensed inNew York
License072535
NPI 1952060824
Experience26+ years
LanguagesEnglish

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About Stephanie

Stephanie Southard is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 26 years of experience. She focuses on helping people reduce stress, manage anxiety, and work through depression and addiction. Her style is warm and direct, with an emphasis on practical skills and steady support.

She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. That perspective helps when people are dealing with abandonment, family of origin issues, or trouble connecting in close relationships.

Background and approach

Stephanie combines that with cognitive behavioral techniques to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Her approach is also influenced by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which teaches how to accept uncomfortable feelings while moving toward chosen values. She weaves in client-centered principles so sessions stay focused on each person's goals and pace.

Role-playing and exercises are common parts of her work when skills practice is useful. Stephanie has worked across settings in New York and brings experience with trauma, domestic violence contexts, and systems such as child protective services. She is familiar with psychiatric diagnoses and medications and will learn any unfamiliar terms to better support a person.

People often reach out to address parenting struggles, blended family stress, grief, chronic illness challenges, or substance use concerns. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Stephanie aims to help people find clearer ways to cope, communicate, and rebuild trust in themselves and others.

Credentials

LCSW (New York): License 072535 · expires May 2026
NPI: 1952060824 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Stephanie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Self esteem
Depression
Coping with life changes
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
ADHD
Abandonment
Blended family issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Fertility issues
Forgiveness
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
Personality disorders
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Pregnancy and childbirth
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual dysfunction
Sexuality
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Stephanie names

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Online support

How attachment and evidence-based approaches work online

Attachment-based therapy looks at how early bonds shape patterns in adult relationships and daily life. Online work can help identify those patterns and practice new ways of relating in real time. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; it often uses short exercises and homework that translate well to video or text sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches people to notice difficult feelings without getting stuck and to take actions that match their values, which can be practiced in between online sessions.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they will try techniques and adjust the plan based on what helps most, whether that means more skills practice, emotional exploration, or values-driven action.

Online therapy offers flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls let you use visual cues for role play and communication work. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or for a short check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to keep momentum between sessions or to get coaching when a quick coping strategy is needed. These options make it possible to fit regular work on relationships, mood, and habits into a busy life.

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Frequently asked

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, grief, sleep problems, parenting challenges, anger, career strain, bipolar disorder, and ADHD among other concerns.

What is her therapeutic approach and style?

Her work blends attachment-based ideas with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Sessions are warm, practical, and focused on building skills and clearer ways of relating.

How much experience does she have?

She brings 26 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker in New York, having worked in a variety of settings over that time.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a New York licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and practices out of New York.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

Sessions accept international clients. Conversations are conducted in English.

Which session formats does she offer?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and preferences.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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