Stephanie Safos-Moriarty

Stephanie Safos-Moriarty is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 11 years of clinical experience. She meets people where they are and helps them take the next step when life feels overwhelming. Her style is direct and caring, focused on practical steps rather than jargon.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and other evidence-informed methods to address stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction. Sessions look at unhelpful thinking and everyday habits, then build new strategies for coping and change. She also offers support for relationship and family concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, and issues related to identity and intimacy.

Stephanie blends Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy depending on what a person needs. That means clients may work on emotion regulation skills, find motivation for change, or focus on short-term goals and practical solutions. The work is collaborative and paced to each person.

She has experience with substance-related concerns, parenting stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD, bipolar-related struggles, eating and sleeping difficulties, and career stress. Her approach emphasizes clear steps and real-world skills people can use between sessions.

People who choose Stephanie can expect a straightforward process: identify goals, try practical techniques, and adjust plans as progress is made. She aims to make therapy a manageable part of busy lives and to support people coping with life changes along the way.

How Stephanie blends evidence-based methods for online work

Stephanie commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in straightforward ways. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. DBT teaches emotion regulation and coping skills that can help with intense emotions and relationship strain.

She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change and Solution-Focused Therapy to set clear, achievable goals. Choosing the right approach is a team effort; the therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Some people prefer a session with video for deeper connection, while others use audio-only for a quicker or lower-bandwidth check-in. The focus remains on practical skills, problem solving, and steady progress toward the goals you set together.