Stephanie Czarnecki
Practical, collaborative therapy for real-life struggles
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed in
- Missouri, Illinois
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Stephanie
Stephanie Czarnecki uses a practical, collaborative therapy style rooted in proven approaches. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of experience. She talks plainly and works side-by-side with people to set clear goals and try realistic steps.
Her manner is warm and respectful and she focuses on what will help in daily life. Stephanie has worked across many settings providing direct patient care and clinical therapy.
Background and approach
She has helped people dealing with depression, anxiety, addiction, trauma, OCD, and ADHD. Her background also includes work with bipolar disorder, dissociative disorders, traumatic brain injury, and serious mental health needs. Her clinical work has included case management, individual and group therapy, anger management, medication coordination, long-term recovery support, and suicide prevention education and intervention.
She draws on that varied experience when planning treatment and setting priorities with each person. Stephanie blends tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, and client-centered practice. She does not rely on a single method but tailors techniques to what a person needs in the moment.
Time in sessions is used to identify the most useful skills and to practice them. Stephanie emphasizes collaboration - clients help choose goals and strategies. The focus is on practical change, coping skills, and moving toward the life someone wants to build.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then act in ways that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that helps process distressing memories and reduce their emotional charge.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work between sessions. Licensed professionals can use online options to teach skills, review progress, and practice coping strategies in everyday contexts.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Missouri, Illinois
- Languages
- English
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