Stephanie Safos-Moriarty, LMHC
Practical, skills-based counseling for parenting and life issues
Book with Stephanie- Years in practice
- 11
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Stephanie
Stephanie Safos-Moriarty is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 11 years of clinical experience. She offers straightforward, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, parenting strain, relationship problems, or substance concerns. She uses clear, goal-focused methods and talks through what is happening now.
Sessions tend to focus on skills you can use between meetings, problem solving for immediate issues, and small changes that add up over time.
Background and approach
Stephanie places emphasis on handling grief, trauma and abuse, mood struggles like depression and bipolar, and concerns around intimacy and self-esteem. Her work includes helping people navigate parenting challenges and the emotional toll that comes with caregiving. She also provides guidance around eating and sleeping difficulties, anger management, ADHD, and career or life transitions.
Stephanie includes attention to LGBTQ concerns and compassion fatigue among her focus areas. Her main tools come from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, with elements of Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy woven in. Those approaches translate into direct homework, coping skills, and short-term planning tied to personal goals.
Stephanie aims for a warm, honest style. She listens, offers practical strategies, and partners with people to build routines and habits that make daily life feel more manageable. If someone wants concrete steps to improve parenting, mood, or relationships, she helps map out the next move.
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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
Approaches Stephanie lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going. Online CBT can include short exercises, written worksheets, and practical homework between sessions to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and address parenting challenges.Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication. In an online format those skills are taught through guided practice, role-play during calls, and step-by-step plans for using skills in real situations like heated family moments or intense stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, and adjusts plans as progress is made. That collaborative process helps shape session focus and homework so efforts feel practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for teaching skills and doing deeper conversations, phone is often easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can support quick check-ins or shorter coaching-style moments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day and maintain steady progress.
Questions people ask about Stephanie
What concerns does Stephanie commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, bipolar, and career or life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and skills-based. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques along with motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies to create manageable plans.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of experience working in mental health settings and with a range of concerns related to trauma, substance issues, relationships, and parenting.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor, listed as FL LMHC, and practices with that credential in Florida.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients schedule with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with clients within the scope set by her practice and licensure.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How do fees and subscriptions work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
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