Stephanie Traver
Compassionate clinician blending skills and insight
LCSW, LISW New York
- Experience
- 11 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Family, Trauma and abuse, Parenting
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Stephanie
Stephanie Traver is a licensed social worker who integrates cognitive behavioral techniques with relational and acceptance-based approaches to help clients navigate complex emotional challenges. She brings 11 years of clinical experience and uses practical, evidence-informed strategies to address mood disorders, anxiety, addictive behaviors, trauma-related concerns, and parenting issues.
Background and approach
Her background includes work with attachment difficulties, grief, stress, and a range of personality and mood presentations. Traver emphasizes thoughtful self-reflection and collaborative planning, guiding clients to identify thought and behavior patterns they want to change and building concrete skills to manage ongoing stressors.
She supports people coping with life transitions, compassion fatigue, and career pressures while also addressing specific concerns such as bipolar symptoms, ADHD, relationship strain, and codependency. The approach centers on increasing insight and developing sustainable strategies for better daily functioning.
Licensed as an LCSW and LISW, Stephanie frames therapy as a process of growth and problem solving, aiming to help clients move toward improved wellbeing and clearer choices. She invites prospective clients to explore goals together and craft a plan that fits their needs and circumstances.
Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care
Stephanie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and develop concrete coping skills for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy complements this work by encouraging values-guided action and learning new ways to relate to difficult emotions rather than trying to eliminate them, which can be helpful for chronic stress, grief, and addictions.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to clarify goals, review which methods feel most relevant, and adapt strategies over time so treatment matches individual needs and preferences rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable while still engaging in structured, goal-oriented work with a licensed professional.
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Experience
11+ years
Licensed
New York, Connecticut, Ohio
Languages
English