Stefanie Fernandez, LCSW-R

New York · 25 years in practice

Stefanie Fernandez is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 25 years of experience helping adults cope with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship concerns.

License and registration

LCSW-R, New York: 069980 · expires March 2026
NPI: 1346335353 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 25
Languages: English

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About Stefanie

Stefanie Fernandez is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 25 years of experience helping adults cope with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship concerns. She works with people facing life transitions, career strain, eating and body-image issues, attention concerns, and the wear of caregiving or chronic illness.

Stefanie aims to make the first steps feel manageable and practical for someone reaching out. She prefers to shape treatment around each person’s needs rather than use one fixed approach.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on uncovering what matters most to the client, setting clear goals, and building small daily practices that make life feel steadier. Mindfulness, emotion-focused work, and practical behavioral tools are often part of the plan. Stefanie uses Existential ideas to help people find meaning and direction when life feels uncertain.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to reduce distress and change unhelpful patterns. Client-Centered techniques guide how she listens and collaborates in sessions. Her background includes many years providing individual therapy and experience with group work, family sessions, and couples counseling.

She also mentors graduate social work students and supervises clinicians new to independent practice. Stefanie practices in New York as an LCSW-R. She offers straightforward, steady support for adults who want practical tools and deeper reflection as they work through hard problems.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Stefanie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Depression
Relationship issues
Eating disorders
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Divorce and separation
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Post-traumatic stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Traumatic brain injury
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Stefanie names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Stefanie commonly uses Existential Therapy to help people face big life questions and clarify what matters to them. This approach focuses on meaning, choice, and personal values when life feels uncertain or empty.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people accept difficult feelings while committing to small actions that reflect their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used for practical behavior change and to reduce unhelpful thoughts and patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Stefanie will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then adapt methods together. This collaborative process aims to match techniques to what the person wants to change and how they prefer to work.

Online therapy can make regular sessions easier to manage. Video calls let the therapist and client work face to face when needed. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging offer quick check-ins and brief coaching between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy routines and keep progress steady.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does she help with?

Saw issues include stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship difficulties. Additional areas include eating and body-image struggles, caregiver stress, chronic illness, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and career or life-change challenges.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She blends Existential perspectives with acceptance and behaviorally based strategies. Sessions are collaborative, practical, and focused on the client’s goals and values.

What is her clinical background?

She has 25 years of psychotherapy experience working with adults across many emotional health concerns. She also mentors graduate social work students and supervises social workers entering independent practice.

Where is she located and what credential does she hold?

She practices in New York and holds the LCSW-R credential in that state.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

She meets with people via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How do I begin working with her?

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