Stephanie Czarnecki
Compassionate, pragmatic therapy focused on growth
LCSW Illinois
- Experience
- 10 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Stephanie
Stephanie Czarnecki is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with a decade of hands-on experience in mental health care. She blends practical, evidence-informed strategies with a collaborative, client-centered stance, often incorporating cognitive behavioral techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and mood disorders.
Background and approach
Her background includes work in crisis management, substance use and co-occurring conditions, and long-term recovery efforts. Her practice covers a wide range of concerns from depression and OCD to ADHD and bipolar disorder, and she has supported individuals facing serious mental health challenges as part of comprehensive care plans.
Stephanie draws on a flexible, individualized approach that combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, DBT skills, EMDR when indicated, and client-centered principles to match methods to each person’s needs. She emphasizes respect, compassion, and dignity while partnering with clients to develop personalized treatment goals.
Treatment planning is collaborative and pragmatic, with an emphasis on teaching coping skills, improving communication, and fostering sustainable change. Stephanie welcomes clients who are ready to engage in a warm, interactive therapeutic process that aims to build resilience and practical strategies for navigating life’s challenges.
Evidence-Informed Approaches Available Online
Stephanie frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. She also incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients clarify values and build psychological flexibility, particularly useful for chronic stress, life transitions, and coping challenges. When appropriate, she draws on client-centered principles to create a supportive, empathetic space where the client’s experience guides the pace and focus of work.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and presenting concerns with each client and then recommend or blend methods that fit their needs. Clients and therapist work together to adjust strategies over time so the plan remains aligned with changing goals and progress.
Online therapy with Stephanie is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allows for flexible scheduling and consistent access to care from home or another convenient location. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of treatment, practice skills between sessions, and fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on practical, skills-based work.
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Experience
10+ years
Licensed
Missouri, Illinois
Languages
English