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Stephanie Fredericka

Stress-focused family therapist

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
10 years
Licensed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Stephanie

Stephanie Fredericka is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience. She uses a warm, gentle style to help people feel heard and to reduce overwhelming stress. She speaks plainly and meets each person where they are in the moment.

Her work often centers on family and parenting concerns as part of broader life stressors. She typically combines cognitive behavioral techniques with solution-focused strategies to create short-term, practical steps.

Background and approach

She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat over time. These methods are used to address anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, ADHD, mood challenges, and problems with sleep or eating. Clients come for help with relationship tension, parenting struggles, grief, substance use, and career-related stress.

She also supports people facing compassion fatigue and major life changes. Sessions aim to develop clear coping skills and small shifts that make daily life easier. Her approach starts with building a plan around each person’s strengths.

She offers straightforward tools and gentle reflection rather than jargon. The goal is practical progress that fits into busy family life. Stephanie practices in New Jersey and conducts sessions in English.

She offers multiple online formats so parents and caregivers can access care in flexible ways. The intake focuses on current priorities and realistic steps forward.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Stephanie uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and create practical behavior steps. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and day-to-day stress because it teaches clear tools you can try between sessions.

She also uses solution-focused therapy to set small, achievable goals. This approach concentrates on what works and on building on strengths, which can be helpful when parents need quick, concrete strategies for family life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they review what helps, adjust plans, and set manageable next steps so therapy fits real life.

Online therapy offers flexibility to fit into busy family schedules. Sessions can happen by video call or over the phone for conversations that resemble in-person visits. Live chat and text-based messaging provide shorter check-ins and ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to use therapeutic tools consistently while balancing parenting and work.

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.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Exploring how earlier relationships and patterns still shape the present, often over a longer stretch of time. It relies on conversation and reflection rather than exercises.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, ADHD, parenting issues, grief, addictions, sleep and eating problems, relationship and career stress, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and nurturing with direct, practical work. She blends cognitive behavioral techniques with solution-focused steps and psychodynamic ideas when patterns need exploration.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience working with children, adults, and families on a range of concerns.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, licensed in New Jersey with license number NJ LCSW 44SC05705900.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model 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 then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

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Experience
10 years
Licensed
New Jersey
Languages
English

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