Stephanie Southard, LCSW

Stephanie Southard is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 26 years of experience delivering therapy to individuals, couples, families, and groups. She centers her work on each person she meets, creating a warm, nonjudgmental environment and collaborating on goals that reflect what the client wants to accomplish. Stephanie draws on evidence-based methods, with a strong emphasis on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift the thoughts that influence their behaviors. She frequently incorporates practical exercises and role-play to build skills and practice new ways of relating.

Born and raised on Long Island, New York, Stephanie earned her MA in Social Work from Adelphi University in 1999 and has maintained an active social work practice since then. Her clinical experience spans a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family issues, parenting struggles, bipolar disorder, ADHD, sleep difficulties, and anger management. She also works with related areas such as abandonment, blended family dynamics, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, communication and commitment challenges, domestic violence, and substance use issues.

Stephanie is knowledgeable about systems that intersect with therapy, including child protective services, legal and court processes, and community resources, and she maintains a strong working familiarity with psychiatric diagnoses and medications. Outside of her professional life she enjoys reading, writing, crafting, and spending time at home with family and pets, and she is committed to helping people build more meaningful, manageable, and fulfilling lives.