Stephanie Czarnecki, LCSW
Licensed in Missouri · 10 years in practice
Stephanie Czarnecki uses a practical, collaborative therapy style rooted in approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy.
License and registration
- LCSW, Missouri
- 2022025574 · expires September 2027
- LCSW, Illinois
- 149025655 · expires November 2027
- NPI
- 1285250282 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
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About Stephanie
Stephanie Czarnecki uses a practical, collaborative therapy style rooted in approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 10 years of experience. Stephanie speaks plain language and aims to make visits feel calm and straightforward.
She helps people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction. She also supports those facing trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and parenting strains. Clients come for help with career pressure, self-esteem, and life changes as well.
Background and approach
Her work includes attention to complex needs such as bipolar disorder, ADHD, chronic illness, and co-occurring conditions. She also addresses issues like abandonment, attachment, codependency, body image, and communication problems. Stephanie adapts methods to each situation rather than using one fixed plan.
Sessions are conversational and focused on practical skills. She uses CBT tools to identify patterns and ACT ideas to clarify values and move toward them. EMDR or DBT elements may be included when they fit the goals and the moment.
Stephanie emphasizes mutual respect and compassion. Treatment goals are set together so the person decides the direction. The aim is steady progress and finding strategies that fit real life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Stephanie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Stephanie names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters most and taking small steps toward those values. It helps people stuck by avoidance or uncertainty and can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) can be used to process distressing memories and reduce their emotional charge when appropriate for the person's goals.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they choose or combine methods so the plan fits real life and the client's pace.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video supports face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows brief check-ins or notes, and messaging is useful for ongoing support between sessions. These options let people fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel, and pick the format that works best for their routine.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma and grief as well as relationship and intimacy-related issues and parenting strains.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
Her style is warm and collaborative, mixing cognitive behavioral tools with acceptance and commitment ideas and other methods to suit each person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of experience providing direct clinical care and therapy in a variety of settings.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with licenses in Illinois and Missouri and practices out of Illinois.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats does she offer?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for therapy sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
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