Maryann Steiner , LCSW

Maryann Steiner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York with 35 years of professional experience. She has spent much of her career working in medical settings for 32 years, providing psychotherapy and life coaching to people facing a wide range of challenges. Her clinical work has addressed chronic and acute medical diagnoses, accidents, community referrals, alcoholism and substance use, depression, relationship difficulties, foster care concerns, and the complex needs of teens.

Steiner draws on cognitive behavioral methods and a client-centered approach while also integrating psychodynamic perspectives when helpful. She emphasizes respectful, compassionate listening and works with each person to develop a tailored plan that meets their specific goals. Her practice includes support for stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy and relationship issues, sleep problems, parenting concerns, anger and self-esteem, career transitions, addictions, and coping with life changes.

Having been a foster parent for 10 years, she brings particular experience with foster care and adoption-related issues and with the challenges of caring for adolescents. Maryann also focuses on caregiver stress, aging and geriatric issues, chronic pain and illness, codependency, family-of-origin and family problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and hoarding. She encourages the first step of seeking help, aims to develop a trusting therapeutic relationship, and supports clients as they work toward meaningful change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Remote Sessions

Maryann Steiner uses client-centered therapy to create an accepting, respectful space in which the client's priorities guide the work. This approach focuses on listening, validating feelings, and helping individuals identify their own strengths and choices, which is useful for relationship concerns, grief, caregiver stress, and self-esteem issues.

She also employs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a practical, skills-based method that helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with more effective patterns. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress, sleep difficulties, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Maryann collaborates with each person to determine which combination of methods best fits their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexible options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity of care during life transitions, and access support from home or while traveling. Licensed professionals can adapt their approach effectively across these formats to provide meaningful, goal-focused treatment.