Stephanie Czarnecki, LCSW
Supportive LCSW focused on practical parenting solutions
Book with Stephanie- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Missouri, Illinois
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Stephanie
Stephanie Czarnecki is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of clinical experience. She uses a friendly, collaborative style to help parents and individuals sort through stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and parenting concerns. Her approach aims to meet people where they are and treat them with respect and compassion.
Her sessions are practical and interactive. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and client-centered methods to help people name problems and try new ways of coping.
Background and approach
She often combines skills from different approaches to fit each person’s needs rather than using one fixed method. Stephanie has a background in crisis management, trauma work, and substance use care. That experience includes individual and group therapy, case management, anger management, and long-term recovery planning.
She has also worked with people facing serious mental health challenges and complex co-occurring issues. In therapy she focuses on creating collaborative treatment plans. Goals are set together so therapy stays relevant to daily life and parenting realities.
Sessions emphasize practical steps, emotion regulation skills, and clearer communication to reduce conflict and overwhelm. She practices in Illinois and brings an empathic, down-to-earth presence to sessions. Her work includes support around parenting stress, relationship strain, mood concerns, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and life transitions.
Stephanie aims to help people find manageable change and build on strengths.
What Stephanie works with
Everything Stephanie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Stephanie helps people with.
- 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 lists
- 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
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that match their values. It can be useful for parenting stress, anxiety, and life transitions because it focuses on small, value-driven changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT is helpful for anxiety, depression, anger, and many day-to-day parenting challenges. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist listens and reflects so the person can find their own solutions and build confidence.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try strategies, and adjust methods based on what fits the person's needs and preferences. That collaborative process helps refine which approaches feel most useful for parenting concerns or other stresses.
Online sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is good for fuller conversations and teaching skills with visual cues. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a work break. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins, ongoing coaching, and reminders between sessions. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around busy parenting schedules and life demands.
Questions people ask about Stephanie
What kinds of concerns does Stephanie help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, and work or career stress.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is friendly and collaborative. She uses interactive sessions and practical techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral and client-centered approaches.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience working in direct patient care, including crisis management, substance use treatment, and long-term recovery support.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, listed as IL LCSW and MO LCSW, and she practices in Illinois.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and needs.
How does the cost and payment structure work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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