Therapist profile
Stephanie Czarnecki, LCSW
Illinois
LCSW - Addiction and Trauma focus
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Missouri / 2022025574; LCSW, Illinois / 149025655
- NPI
- 1285250282
- Experience
- 10 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Illinois
About
- Codependency support
- CBT and ACT techniques
- Trauma informed care
About Stephanie
Stephanie Czarnecki is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 10 years of clinical experience in Illinois. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, depression, and relationship and family concerns. Stephanie also addresses issues such as codependency, ADHD, grief, parenting strain, and career-related stress.
Her background includes work in crisis management, substance abuse treatment, long-term recovery, and medication management. She has provided individual therapy, group therapy, case management, and suicide prevention education and intervention. That variety shaped a practical approach to common and complex problems.
Stephanie uses a mix of methods rather than one fixed model. She often draws on cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, acceptance and commitment ideas, client-centered methods, and EMDR when appropriate. Sessions focus on clear goals and skills people can try between meetings.
In the room she keeps the work collaborative and direct. She helps people name patterns, try new ways of responding, and set concrete next steps. Diagnosis is used as information, not as a label that defines someone.
Clients can expect planning together about goals and techniques. Stephanie emphasizes respect and practical problem solving. To start she asks about current struggles, what has helped before, and what a better day would look like.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, avoidance, and decisions about relationships or work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thinking patterns and testing them with concrete experiments and homework. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a structured method to process traumatic memories and reduce their emotional intensity when trauma is a key concern.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative part of the work. The therapist and client review symptoms, goals, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Then they try techniques together and adjust the plan based on what actually helps the client reach small, achievable steps.
This therapist’s online session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time so sessions can occur between other obligations. Licensed professionals can guide practical skill practice, offer written exercises to try between meetings, and track progress over time in the same way they would in person.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Missouri, Illinois
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, codependency, ADHD, and related issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, using a mix of approaches such as CBT, DBT, ACT, client-centered work, and EMDR techniques when appropriate.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of experience providing direct patient care and clinical therapy in a variety of settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and works with clients in that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what about cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.