Works with
- Anger
- Addictions
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
How Stephen works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Stephen
Stephen Sherokey is a licensed mental health counselor with 12 years of experience based in New York. He helps people facing depression, addiction, grief, anger, anxiety, and stress. He also supports concerns like self-esteem, career changes, and coping with life transitions.
His style is calm and straightforward. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings. He combines clear goal-setting with conversations that explore meaning and values.
Stephen often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to surface unhelpful thoughts and try different responses.
Background and approach
He also draws on motivational interviewing to support changes like quitting smoking or reducing substance use. Solution-focused methods help set short-term goals and track progress. Clients who are dealing with caregiver stress, chronic illness, or workplace tension will find a clinician who pays attention to daily pressures.
He also addresses topics such as forgiveness, guilt, isolation, and life purpose in concrete ways people can apply to their routines. Sessions are offered in English and are available through video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Fees vary with location and subscription options can be canceled at any time.
To begin, a prospective client completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a first session.
What Stephen works with
Everything Stephen lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Stephen's practice.
- Addictions
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Stephen lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Stephen commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thought patterns and test new ways of responding. CBT is practical and works well for anxiety, depression, anger, and stress when clients want clear steps to try between sessions.He also uses motivational interviewing to support readiness for change. This approach focuses on the client’s own reasons for change and can be helpful for addictions, smoking cessation, or making other behavior changes.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then adjust methods as needed. Clients and the therapist check progress and try different strategies until something fits.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into busy lives. Video is useful for longer conversations and working through emotion, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or chat are helpful for brief check-ins or ongoing support. These options give flexibility to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or medical appointments.
Questions people ask about Stephen
What concerns does Stephen commonly help with?
He works with people on addictions, grief, depression, anxiety, anger, stress, relationship and family concerns, and related issues like self-esteem and life transitions.
How would you describe his therapy style?
His approach is direct and practical, combining goal-setting with reflective conversation. He uses steps people can try between sessions.
What is his clinical background?
He has 12 years of counseling experience and brings a practice focused on helping people manage addiction, grief, career shifts, and personal growth.
Where is he licensed and located?
Stephen holds an LMHC and practices in New York.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. He is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with him?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.