- CBT and DBT skills
- EMDR for trauma
- Motivational interviewing
About Stephanie
Stephanie Harnish is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York with 12 years of practice. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, low self-esteem, addiction, anger, bipolar disorder, depression, and major life changes. She uses practical talk therapy and evidence-based tools to help people manage day-to-day problems and big reactions that get in the way of functioning.
Before moving into independent work, she spent most of her time in outpatient mental health programs focused on person-centered recovery. That work shaped a direct, collaborative approach to therapy. Stephanie draws on client-centered methods and motivational interviewing to help people set goals and find their reasons to change.
Her clinical toolkit also includes cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy skills, mindfulness practices, and EMDR for trauma work. She uses these methods to address traumatic memories, panic, persistent worry, and patterns that keep repeating in relationships or at work. Sessions tend to focus on concrete skills, coping strategies, and steps people can try between meetings.
Stephanie notes experience helping with attachment and abandonment concerns, communication problems, dissociation, first responder issues, guilt and shame, life purpose questions, personality-related difficulties, phobias, and sexual assault and abuse recovery. She also supports people facing social anxiety and panic attacks.
Her practice is conducted in English and based in New York. To begin, readers are asked to follow the site's intake steps to match and book an initial session.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding a person’s experience and priorities. It means the therapist listens closely and follows the client’s lead to set goals. This approach helps when anger feels tied to relationships, attachment, or personal values.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches concrete ways to notice thoughts and change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and anger that comes from automatic reactions. Sessions practice thinking and behavior experiments that clients can use between meetings.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is an approach used to process traumatic memories that keep triggering strong emotions. In an online setting this work is done step by step, with attention to pacing and safety, and with skills taught to manage distress between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match goals, symptom patterns, and preferences. That might mean mixing listening-focused sessions with CBT skills work or using mindfulness and DBT tools alongside trauma processing.
The biography does not list which online formats are offered. Confirm current session formats before booking. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a workday or to keep short, focused check-ins when schedules are tight. Others prefer longer sessions for trauma processing. The therapist will help plan a session rhythm that fits practical needs and therapy goals.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with related to anger?
She works with anger alongside stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, addictions, and life changes. Anger is addressed as part of patterns that affect daily functioning and relationships.
How would she approach anger in sessions?
The approach combines client-centered listening with practical tools from CBT and DBT. Sessions focus on skills, coping strategies, and steps to try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Stephanie has 12 years of experience, mostly in outpatient mental health programs and private practice. That background emphasizes person-centered recovery work.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, licensed in New York. Her practice is based in New York.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are offered.
How are session fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the chosen subscription.
What should I do to start working with her?
Use the site button to see online therapy options, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the booking steps.