Works with
How Stephanie works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Stephanie
Stephanie Harnish is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York. She has twelve years of clinical experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma-related concerns. Her style is warm and nonjudgmental which helps people feel heard from the start.
She practices in a person-centered way, listening first to what matters most to each person. Stephanie uses practical skills from cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thought patterns and try new behaviors.
Background and approach
She also uses mindfulness practices to help with distress and emotional regulation. When trauma is part of someone's story, she can include EMDR as a tool alongside other approaches. Dialectical behavior therapy skills are offered for strong emotions, including anger, to teach steadying tools and clearer steps forward.
Motivational interviewing is used when people want help finding their own reasons to change. Stephanie has worked in outpatient mental health settings and in independent practice. She helps people with a wide range of concerns such as grief, addiction, bipolar disorder, panic attacks, relationship and attachment worries, and the effects of past abuse.
She pays close attention to how symptoms affect daily life and routines. Her sessions are aimed at real-world changes. She focuses on small, doable steps and on building skills people can use between sessions.
Stephanie invites people to set goals together and adjust the plan as progress is made.
What Stephanie works with
Everything Stephanie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Stephanie's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Dissociation
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Stephanie lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and making the therapy plan fit their needs. It helps people feel listened to and shapes goals around what they want to change. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, teaches concrete skills to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new actions, which can reduce anxiety, depression, and anger. EMDR is an approach used for processing past traumatic events to reduce their hold on day-to-day life and memories.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about their history, current worries, and what goals feel most important. Together they will try methods that match the client's needs and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people work face-to-face from different locations. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief updates, coaching between sessions, or a written way to process thoughts. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
Questions people ask about Stephanie
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, addictions, bipolar disorder, and related issues such as panic, phobias, and social anxiety.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is person-centered and collaborative, with practical skill-building from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to manage emotions and change behavior.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has twelve years of experience working in outpatient mental health programs and in independent practice.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, licensed in New York and practices there.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How are costs handled for sessions?
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?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.