Steven Osterstrom, LCSW

Steven Osterstrom is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New York with 24 years of experience as a psychotherapist. He sees people struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, grief, and life changes.

Steven uses straightforward, talk-based therapy that combines practical skills with reflective work. He often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to help people notice unhelpful thinking and learn new coping skills. He also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness practices to help people settle racing thoughts and focus on values-based action.

His background includes long experience in individual and group counseling and two decades teaching social work graduate students. He has also volunteered in prison programs focused on nonviolent conflict resolution, experience that has informed his approach to working across diverse backgrounds and perspectives.

In sessions he aims to identify patterns of belief that keep problems in place, then practice small, doable changes. He combines concrete behavioral tools with reflective conversation about how past experiences affect present choices. Sessions tend to be practical and paced around real-life demands like work and parenting.

Steven describes his work as interactive and respectful. He helps people address issues related to identity, career stress, co-occurring substance use and mental health concerns, attachment and abandonment issues, and questions of life purpose. People who want clear techniques plus thoughtful discussion may find his style matches their needs.

Approaches used in remote sessions