Stephanie Southard, LCSW

Stephanie Southard is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in New York with 26 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. She also addresses relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, parenting challenges, anger, career stress, bipolar disorder, and ADHD.

Stephanie uses practical, evidence-informed approaches in sessions. She favors cognitive behavioral techniques that link thoughts and behavior, and she includes exercises and role play when useful. She blends skills-based work with attention to how attachment and emotions shape relationships.

Her background includes work in community settings and familiarity with systems such as child protective services and courts. That experience informs how she talks about resources, medications, and coordinated care. She has a master of arts in social work from Adelphi University and has worked in social work since 1999.

In sessions she focuses on clear goals and everyday skills. Expect conversations about thinking patterns, concrete behavior changes, communication practice, and coping techniques for managing emotions and urges. Sessions aim to reduce problematic patterns and make daily life easier to manage.

She offers therapy for a wide range of concerns including addiction-related issues, family of origin patterns, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, and boundary or control difficulties. People considering therapy are invited to review how these topics fit their situation before scheduling.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions