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About Stephanie
License Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York with 12 years of experience, Stephanie Harnish focuses on trauma, anxiety, depression, and related concerns using client-centered methods and practical skills work.
Stephanie uses clear, direct approaches in sessions. She combines client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing to address how past events affect daily life. EMDR is part of her practice for trauma work, and she draws on mindfulness and DBT skills when helpful.
She has worked mainly in outpatient mental health settings and in private practice. That background means she is used to short- and longer-term care, and to helping people who are dealing with ongoing symptoms or recent crises. She emphasizes building a trusting working relationship first, then adding skills and strategies.
Sessions typically cover symptom management and practical coping. That can include grounding and emotion regulation skills, paced exposure to feared situations, or restructuring unhelpful thoughts. For trauma, she integrates trauma-focused methods and EMDR when appropriate.
Stephanie addresses a broad range of concerns including stress, grief, self-esteem, compassion fatigue, addictions, anger, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and personality-related difficulties. She also focuses on abandonment and attachment issues, dissociation, first responder issues, panic, phobias, post-traumatic stress, sexual assault and abuse, social anxiety, and women’s issues.
Sessions are conducted in English. International clients are not accepted. Cost varies by location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete the brief matching questionnaire, and schedule an initial session.
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Therapeutic approaches used in remote care
Stephanie commonly uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening to the person’s experience and shaping work around their goals. This approach helps when someone needs a collaborative, non-prescriptive space to talk through problems and decide what to change.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is practical and often helps with anxiety, depression, panic, and everyday coping skills. For trauma-focused work she incorporates Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a structured method aimed at reducing the intensity of traumatic memories and their impact on daily functioning.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose which methods to try based on symptoms, goals, and preferences, and will adjust as progress is assessed.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins around work breaks or sessions that avoid travel time. They can also allow focused skills practice and gradual exposure work without needing to be in the office.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, compassion fatigue, addictions, anger, bipolar disorder, depression, and coping with life changes, plus related issues such as attachment, dissociation, panic, and phobias.
What methods does she use in therapy?
She uses client-centered therapy alongside cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills, EMDR, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing depending on needs.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 12 years of clinical experience working in outpatient settings and private practice.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York and provides services based in that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Press the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule an initial session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.