Dr. Sephiratu Wahab, LCSW

New York · 12 years in practice

Dr. Sephiratu Wahab is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with 12 years of professional experience.

License and registration

LCSW, New York: 092179 · expires December 2026
NPI: 1437736410 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 12
Languages: English

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About Sephiratu

Dr. Sephiratu Wahab is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with 12 years of professional experience. She focuses on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and low self-esteem.

She aims to help people take practical steps toward feeling steadier and more able to cope. Her approach is straightforward and person-focused. She creates a calm space where clients can talk about painful feelings without judgment.

Background and approach

Sessions emphasize listening first, then finding small, doable changes that fit each person's life. Dr. Wahab draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at how emotions shape relationships and inner experience.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different responses. Mindfulness and client-centered techniques are woven in to support present-moment awareness and self-directed growth. She has helped people manage issues related to abandonment and attachment, codependency, communication and control problems, caregiver stress, impulsivity, isolation, guilt and shame, and related struggles.

Her work can include addressing personality-related patterns such as avoidant or dependent traits and mood regulation challenges like Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder. Dr. Wahab works in English and offers practical guidance alongside emotional support.

She encourages small steps and collaborative goal-setting so progress feels realistic and steady.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Self esteem
Depression
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Emptiness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Personality disorders
Post-traumatic stress
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Young adult issues

Approaches Sephiratu names

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Online support

Emotion-focused approaches for online care

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and work with strong feelings that affect how they relate to themselves and others. It focuses on understanding emotional patterns and creating new ways to respond to difficult emotions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choosing actions that reflect personal values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms, and daily life to decide which methods to try first. She adapts techniques over time so the plan stays useful as needs change, and she invites regular check-ins about what is and isn’t helping.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy days while still using emotion-focused and skills-based methods to make progress.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she commonly address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and self-esteem problems. Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, communication and control problems, caregiver stress, impulsivity, isolation, guilt and shame.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is warm and client-centered with a focus on listening first. She combines emotion-focused work with practical skills so sessions feel both validating and actionable.

How much professional experience does she have?

She has 12 years of professional experience as a clinical social worker. That experience includes working with people facing trauma, mood concerns, and relational difficulties.

Where is she licensed and based?

She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential in New York and practices from that state.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

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

How are fees and signing up handled?

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