Steven Sanfilippo, LMHC
Practical, skill-focused counseling for everyday challenges
Book with StevenWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Steven works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Steven
Steven Sanfilippo is a licensed mental health counselor with 11 years of experience. He uses a client-centered approach and blends practical skills to help people manage stress, anger, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. He focuses on clear, down-to-earth conversations.
Sessions aim to surface what matters most, build coping skills, and try small changes that can make daily life easier. Steven writes plans with simple steps rather than long lists of abstract tasks.
Background and approach
His approach draws from client-centered therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. That mix helps when someone is stuck in patterns of worry, irritability, or low mood. It also supports people dealing with grief, sleep problems, substance use, and questions about intimacy or sexual identity.
Steven has worked with people from diverse backgrounds and with different abilities. He can include spiritual practice in sessions when a person wants that support, and he is comfortable talking through belief-related issues whether someone has a faith background or not.
He offers straightforward guidance and practical tools such as grounding exercises, emotion regulation skills, and short homework tasks to try between meetings. Sessions are geared toward finding what fits each person's life and priorities, then adjusting the plan as progress happens.
What Steven works with
Everything Steven lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Steven's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Approaches Steven lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach-driven online care you can fit into life
Steven blends client-centered therapy with dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and shaping sessions around what the person says matters most. DBT contributes concrete skills for handling strong emotions and reducing reactive behaviors. Mindfulness practices teach attention and grounding techniques that help with anxiety, anger, and sleep problems.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Steven will collaborate with each person to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan over time. That means deciding together whether practical DBT skills, gentle mindfulness, or motivational interviewing-style conversations fit best for the issue at hand.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face-to-face from different locations. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging let someone share updates between sessions or use brief coaching-style support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week while still working toward measurable changes.
Questions people ask about Steven
What concerns does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, sleep problems, self-esteem, intimacy matters, LGBT concerns, family stress, and career questions.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a client-centered style and mixes in DBT skills, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to teach concrete coping strategies and build emotional regulation.
How much experience does he have?
He has 11 years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns and people from diverse backgrounds.
What are his credentials and where is he located?
He is a licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, licensed in New York and practices from that region.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging formats to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.