Stephanie Traver

Stephanie Traver is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) with 11 years of practice. She works with people who have experienced trauma, struggle with mood disorders, or face parenting and relationship stress. Her approach is straightforward and focused on practical steps people can use each day.

In sessions she encourages self-reflection to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. That makes it easier to choose small changes that add up. She helps people build a plan to handle external stressors and long-term problems. The work aims to restore a sense of direction and improve day-to-day functioning.

Stephanie draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy alongside evidence-based methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She also uses attachment-based and client-centered approaches to tailor work to each person’s needs. Together these methods help address mood, anxiety, addiction, grief, and relationship concerns.

She has experience supporting people with bipolar disorder, ADHD, addiction concerns like gambling, and complex trauma. Stephanie also helps with parenting needs and issues tied to attachment, abandonment, or blended family stress. Her background includes work across New York, Connecticut, and Ohio.

Her style is practical and collaborative. Sessions focus on clear goals, manageable steps, and learning tools to cope better between meetings. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Stephanie uses Trauma-Focused Therapy in a way that helps people name and work through the impacts of traumatic events, focusing on practical steps to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and to choose actions that match their values. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and supports people in building safer, more reliable ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Stephanie will listen to your goals and preferences and recommend methods that fit your situation. She treats the choice as collaborative, adjusting strategies as needed to match your progress and feedback.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking because specific formats are not listed in the profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by cutting travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or avoiding the need to be on camera for every meeting. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, mindfulness practices, and behavioral homework to remote sessions so people can keep practicing between meetings.