Steven Cohen, LCSW

New Jersey · 14 years in practice

Steven Cohen is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in New Jersey with 14 years of experience.

License and registration

LCSW, New Jersey: 44SC05871100 · expires August 2026
NPI: 1245664341 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 14
Languages: English

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About Steven

Steven Cohen is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in New Jersey with 14 years of experience. He focuses on common life stresses like anxiety, depression, parenting strain, and relationship trouble. He aims to offer steady support and practical help to people making change in their lives.

In sessions he adapts the conversation and plan to fit each person's needs. He uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to help people notice and name strong feelings that affect close relationships.

Background and approach

He also draws on attachment-based thinking to look at patterns that began in early relationships and continue to shape current reactions. Steven uses client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on the person's goals and perspectives. He also applies cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to help people test unhelpful thoughts and practice different responses.

These approaches are used together in simple, concrete ways during sessions. People come to him for stress, anger, career worries, body image concerns, or struggles with self-esteem and identity. He also works with issues such as adoption and foster care, family of origin problems, commitment and communication struggles, and complex mood concerns including bipolar mood patterns.

His style is respectful and down-to-earth. He seeks to create a space where people can speak honestly, try new ways of coping, and leave each session with a clear next step.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Depression
Coping with life changes
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Antisocial personality
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Phobias
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Steven names

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Online support

Emotion and Attachment Work Online

Steven often uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to help people identify and name difficult feelings that drive relationship patterns. EFT-focused work helps bring clarity to what people feel and why those feelings lead them to react in certain ways.

He also uses Attachment-Based Therapy concepts to look at long-standing relationship patterns rooted in earlier bonds. That approach helps people see how past experiences shape present expectations and responses. Client-centered work is part of his practice too, which means sessions center on the person's own goals and perspective and the therapist follows their lead.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process and happens together with the therapist. He works with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals, and adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for deeper conversation and visual connection, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text-based messaging supports shorter check-ins or ongoing reflection. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, and daily life commitments.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Steven address?

He helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns. He also works with issues like career strain, self-esteem, anger, and bipolar mood patterns.

How would you describe his therapy style?

His style is respectful and down-to-earth. Sessions are collaborative and focus on making small, practical changes.

What background does he bring to sessions?

He has 14 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relational issues. He combines several approaches to match each person's needs.

What credentials and region are listed?

He holds an LCSW credential and practices in New Jersey.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.

How are costs handled?

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

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