Stephanie Czarnecki , LCSW

Stephanie Czarnecki is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with more than 10 years of hands-on experience providing clinical therapy and direct patient care. She brings focused expertise in crisis management, trauma, substance abuse, co-occurring disorders, and a wide range of mental and behavioral health concerns. Her practice has included case management, individual and group therapy, marital and family therapy, anger management, medication management support, long-term recovery programs, and suicide prevention education and intervention.

Stephanie works with clients experiencing depression, anxiety, addiction, trauma, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and ADHD/ADD, and she has supported people with serious mental health conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, dissociative disorders, traumatic brain injury, and autism spectrum presentations. Her background spans both acute and long-term care settings, helping people navigate complex clinical needs while coordinating practical supports and therapeutic goals.

Her therapeutic stance is warm, interactive, and collaborative - she emphasizes meeting clients where they are and treating everyone with dignity, respect, and compassion. Rather than defining a person by a diagnosis, she uses diagnosis as a tool to tailor individualized plans. Stephanie employs an eclectic, evidence-informed approach and often integrates cognitive behavioral techniques alongside other methods to help clients process experience and move forward. Treatment planning is a joint process, guided by the client s objectives and readiness for change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Stephanie often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in her work. ACT focuses on helping people clarify their values and build psychological flexibility - it supports coping with difficult thoughts and feelings while moving toward meaningful action. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a nonjudgmental, empathetic relationship in which the therapist offers support and understanding to help the client explore their own solutions and strengths. CBT teaches practical skills to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and many everyday challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Stephanie collaborates with each client to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they assess what feels most helpful and adjust the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Stephanie is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for scheduling and different communication preferences. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, maintain continuity of care, and access licensed professionals from a convenient location.