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Stephanie Traver

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Stephanie Traver, LCSW, LISW

New York

LCSW and LISW - trauma and relationships

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Where Stephanie stands

Credentials
LCSW, LISW
License
LCSW, New York / 085662; LCSW, Connecticut / 11564; LISW, Ohio / I.2204006
NPI
1679019384
Experience
11 years
Languages
English
Location
New York

About

  • trauma and attachment
  • addictions and gambling
  • parenting support

About Stephanie

Stephanie Traver is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, listed as LCSW and LISW, with 11 years of practice. She works with adults on concerns such as trauma, attachment issues, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, codependency, and parenting challenges.

Stephanie focuses on clear, practical work. She helps people notice patterns in their thinking and behavior. Then she and the person build a plan to address those patterns and manage external stresses that affect daily life.

Her approach emphasizes self-reflection and concrete steps. Sessions may include looking at thoughts that get in the way, practicing different ways of responding, and making a support plan to handle long-term concerns. She also assists with parenting needs and issues that arise from blended family situations and caregiving stress.

Stephanie has experience with complex trauma, attachment problems, mood conditions, and addictive behaviors such as gambling. She brings experience helping people regain insight and set practical goals for change. Her work includes attention to grief, anger, self-esteem, and career-related stress.

Clients come for help with everyday coping skills as well as deeper issues tied to relationships and past loss. She supports people who are working to set boundaries, manage overwhelming feelings, or reduce the ways they put others first at their own expense. The focus is on realistic steps that fit a person's life and goals.

How sessions work

Approaches used in online sessions and how they help

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It helps people clarify values and take actions that match those values, which can be useful for someone who keeps putting others first.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current behavior and emotional responses. It can help people understand why they have trouble with boundaries, codependency, or repeated relationship patterns.

Choosing an approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then try methods that make sense for those goals. That collaborative process helps decide whether ACT, attachment work, or another method fits best.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. Therapists and licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and communication styles to what works in remote sessions.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesGriefAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityJealousyVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Sex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

11+ years

Listed in

New York, Connecticut, Ohio

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with trauma, attachment issues, mood disorders like bipolar and depression, anxiety, addictions, codependency, parenting needs, grief, anger, and related stresses.

What is her therapy style like?

She uses practical, reflective work that looks at thoughts and behaviors. Expect goal-focused conversations and steps you can try between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

She has 11 years of professional experience working with complex trauma, attachment problems, mood conditions, and addictive behaviors.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is LCSW and LISW and practices in New York. Her listed credentials are NY LCSW and OH LISW.

Can I work with her if I live outside the US?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a 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.

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