Works with
- Anger
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
How Stephanie works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW, LISW
- Licensed in
- New York, Connecticut, Ohio
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Stephanie
Stephanie Traver is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 11 years of experience. She holds LCSW and LISW credentials and practices in New York. She works with people facing anger, anxiety, depression, trauma, and a range of relationship and parenting stresses.
Stephanie focuses on helping individuals notice patterns in their thoughts and behaviors. She uses practical conversation to identify small changes that can make day-to-day life easier. Sessions often include planning for how to manage stress and recurring problems over time.
Background and approach
Her background includes work with complex trauma, attachment concerns, bipolar disorder, and addiction issues such as gambling. That experience informs how she addresses overwhelming feelings and intense reactions, including anger and grief. Stephanie aims to help people increase awareness so they can take clearer steps forward.
In therapy she blends evidence-informed approaches like cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment strategies, and attachment-based work. She also uses client-centered and emotionally focused methods to keep sessions grounded in each person's goals. The focus is on practical skills and understanding, not labels.
People who come to her can expect a collaborative process. Together they map out goals, try different ways of coping, and revisit what works. Stephanie encourages realistic steps and ongoing support to improve daily functioning and relationships.
What Stephanie works with
Everything Stephanie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Stephanie's practice.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Stephanie lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches that translate well to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions that matter, which can help with anger, anxiety, and coping with life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. In short, clients learn to spot unhelpful thinking, test it, and try different responses. This is useful for stress, depression, and managing strong reactions like anger.
Attachment-Based Therapy centers on how early relationship patterns influence current behavior and emotion. Working through these patterns can improve trust, communication, and responses to relationship stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, try methods that fit, and adjust plans based on what helps most. That collaborative process guides which techniques are emphasized.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and stay closely connected. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, shorter checkups, or ongoing between-session contact. These options make it possible to fit therapy into work breaks, caregiver schedules, or while traveling.
Questions people ask about Stephanie
What kinds of concerns does Stephanie address?
She works with anger, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship problems, grief, parenting stress, addictions such as gambling, and related issues like self-esteem and ADHD.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on noticing patterns, trying new coping strategies, and building skills that fit daily life.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of clinical experience working with complex trauma, attachment concerns, mood disorders, and addiction-related problems.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LCSW and LISW credentials and practices in New York. The profile lists licenses including NY LCSW and OH LISW.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted for online work.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment 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?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.