Stephanie Traver

Stephanie Traver is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 11 years of experience. She holds LCSW and LISW credentials and practices in New York. Stephanie focuses on helping people cope with trauma, mood challenges, and relationship strain.

She works with people who struggle with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and addictions including gambling. Parenting concerns, attachment issues, and grief are also common topics she addresses. Stephanie uses straightforward conversation to help people notice patterns that keep them stuck.

Her approach centers on self-reflection and practical change. Sessions include talking through thoughts and behaviors, identifying small steps, and building supports to handle ongoing stress. She aims to help clients gain clarity and make decisions that improve daily life.

Stephanie draws on several therapy methods to match what each person needs. She blends techniques that focus on values, relationships, and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. The work is collaborative and paced to the individual.

People seeking help for anger, self-esteem, ADHD, or complicated grief will find focused attention on problems that affect functioning. She also addresses caregiver stress, adoption and foster care concerns, and issues tied to aging.

To begin, Stephanie asks people to reflect on goals and what matters to them. From there she helps create a plan that fits daily life and realistic next steps toward better coping and improved relationships.

Therapeutic approaches for online work and fit

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small committed steps toward those values. It is useful for coping with anxiety, depression, and life changes by focusing on action rather than getting stuck on thoughts.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and closeness. It can help people who struggle with trust, abandonment concerns, or repeating relationship problems to understand patterns and try new ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped in the past. From that conversation, she will suggest techniques and tailor a plan that fits the person’s needs.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm available session formats before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online options can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people join from different locations, which can help those living outside the therapist’s city or in another country.