About Stephanie
Stephanie Czarnecki brings a decade of clinical social work experience to her practice, using an adaptable blend of evidence-based methods to meet each client's needs.
Background and approach
As an LCSW, she integrates approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment practices, dialectical strategies, and EMDR when appropriate to address issues like anxiety, addiction, trauma, depression, and mood disorders.
Her background includes crisis management, substance use and co-occurring conditions, and comprehensive patient care that spans individual and group work, case management, anger management, medication collaboration, and suicide prevention education. Stephanie emphasizes a collaborative relationship where treatment plans are developed together and tailored to a person’s symptoms and goals rather than defined solely by diagnostic labels.
Clients can expect a warm, interactive style grounded in respect, compassion, and practical skill-building. She aims to help people manage stress, build coping strategies, and move toward meaningful change through customized interventions that reflect each person’s circumstances and preferences.
Blending evidence-based approaches for online care
Stephanie often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify values, accept difficult thoughts and feelings, and take committed action toward meaningful life changes. ACT can be useful when coping with anxiety, stress, or major life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another frequent component and focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and mood instability. When trauma is a central concern, EMDR may be incorporated to help process distressing memories and reduce their emotional impact.Finding the right therapeutic approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with clients to explore which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and adapts techniques as progress and feedback guide the work. This collaborative stance supports individualized treatment planning and ongoing adjustment.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase accessibility and flexibility. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care around work, family, and other commitments while accessing licensed professionals who can deliver evidence-informed interventions tailored to each person's situation.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Missouri, Illinois
- Languages
- English