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Online therapist

Stephanie Charles

Hopeful support for family and parenting challenges

Credentials
LCSW
Experience
8 years
Licensed in
New York
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Stephanie

Stephanie Charles is a licensed clinical social worker in New York. She has eight years of experience and focuses on family and parenting concerns as well as relationship and personal challenges. She welcomes practical conversations about stress, mood changes, addiction, and daily struggles that affect family life.

Stephanie centers sessions on each person’s strengths. She treats clients as the experts on their own story and helps them apply what already works.

Background and approach

The first steps can feel hard, and she aims to make the process clear and steady. In sessions she addresses a range of concerns including anxiety, depression, bipolar mood challenges, and substance or process addictions. She also tackles parenting stress, communication problems, and issues related to self-esteem and motivation.

Additional topics she addresses include ADHD, postpartum depression, obsessive-compulsive patterns, and compassion fatigue. Her work often covers cultural and social pressures such as prejudice, discrimination, and multicultural concerns. She also supports people dealing with isolation, jealousy, career stress, and seasonal mood shifts like SAD.

Treatment emphasizes concrete skills, goal-setting, and building on small changes that improve daily functioning. Stephanie provides services in English and works with clients through remote formats. She uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time and asks new clients to complete a brief matching questionnaire to begin.

Approaches that fit family and parenting life online

Stephanie favors evidence-based techniques that focus on practical change and clearer communication. One common approach is goal-focused skill work, which breaks larger problems into small steps and teaches concrete strategies for stress, parenting challenges, and motivation. This helps people make steady progress in daily life.

Another helpful method is strengths-based coaching, which highlights what already works for a person and builds on those abilities. That approach is useful when confidence, self-esteem, or career decisions affect family dynamics and relationships.

Deciding which approach to use is part of the work together. Stephanie collaborates with each client to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences. She adjusts plans over time based on what proves most helpful for the individual and their family concerns.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let conversations feel more personal, phone sessions suit busy days, and live chat or text messaging allow brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into family schedules and day-to-day life.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does she commonly address?
Her practice covers addictions, relationship and family conflicts, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood issues, and self-esteem concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a strengths-based, practical approach that focuses on small, achievable changes and clear goal-setting.
How long has she been practicing?
She has eight years of professional experience working with people on a range of life and family challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New York with license number NY LCSW 096634.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are used for therapy sessions?
Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost 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 schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
8 years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English

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