Stephanie Southard, LCSW
New York · 26 years in practice
Stephanie Southard is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside practical talk therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety, and relationship pain.
License and registration
- LCSW, New York
- 072535 · expires May 2026
- NPI
- 1952060824 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 26
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Stephanie
Stephanie Southard is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside practical talk therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety, and relationship pain. She brings 26 years of experience and a calm, down-to-earth approach to sessions. Stephanie aims to meet each person where they are and set goals that make sense for their life.
Her work often focuses on depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, and parenting struggles.
Background and approach
She also helps people dealing with grief, sleep problems, low self-esteem, and life changes like separation or career shifts. Communication problems, codependency, and issues tied to family of origin are common topics in her sessions. Stephanie blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioral techniques.
That means sessions include looking at emotions, noticing unhelpful thinking patterns, and practicing small behavior changes. She sometimes uses role playing and simple exercises to try new ways of relating and coping. Clients can expect a warm, nonjudgmental space where the therapist listens and adjusts to individual needs.
Stephanie is comfortable discussing practical systems such as court, child protective services, and medication questions if they come up. Her goal is to help people live with less daily stress and more meaning. She is based in New York and offers sessions in English.
Stephanie accepts international clients and provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules.
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
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Emotion-focused work and online care that fits your life
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name strong emotions and then change the way they respond. That approach is useful for relationship pain, attachment wounds, and feelings that keep coming up in the same patterns.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying values and taking small, meaningful steps even when emotions are uncomfortable. It can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes by teaching practical skills for living the kind of life you want.
Finding the best fit is a joint process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try different ways of working to see what helps most. Together you will decide whether emotion-focused work, ACT, CBT techniques, or a mix of methods is the right path forward.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into busy days. Video calls allow face-to-face work and exercises, phone sessions can be simpler when a lower bandwidth option is needed, and chat or text can be useful for brief check-ins or when typing feels easier than talking. These options provide flexibility for people juggling work, parenting, or travel while still working toward their therapy goals.
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Questions people ask
What problems does she commonly address?
Stephanie works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, parenting challenges, and career-related stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and CBT elements to help people name emotions, shift unhelpful thoughts, and practice new behaviors in session.
What kind of background does she have?
She has 26 years of experience as a social worker and has worked with individuals, groups, and in contexts that involve courts and child protective services.
Where is she located and what credential does she hold?
Stephanie is based in New York and holds the credential LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker credential in New York.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers multiple formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
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.
What should I do to begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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