Stephanie Safos-Moriarty, LMHC

Stephanie Safos-Moriarty is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 11 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, and relationship or family concerns. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, aiming to make starting therapy feel manageable for someone who is worried or unsure.

Stephanie often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and she blends other approaches to match each person's needs. In sessions she helps clients identify patterns that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them. She also uses techniques for motivation and for handling intense emotions when those are getting in the way.

Her background includes work with trauma, substance-related issues, domestic violence, and LGBTQ concerns. She has experience supporting people working through grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, sleep and eating problems, anger, and job or career stress. This range gives her practical exposure to common problems people bring into therapy.

Sessions are collaborative. Stephanie helps clients set clear goals and checks in on progress as therapy continues. She describes herself as compassionate and genuine and aims to walk alongside people through their counseling journey.

If you want to start, be prepared to talk about current struggles, what has helped before, and what you hope to change. That information helps her and you decide what approach will fit best going forward.

Approaches that fit online counseling

Stephanie commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors through practical exercises and homework. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating issues, and many stress-related problems.

She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people who are unsure about change. This approach centers on building motivation and resolving mixed feelings, which can be helpful for addictions and when someone wants to make a new life choice.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and offer a plan that combines methods as needed. This is a collaborative process and can change over time as progress is reviewed.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the specific session formats before booking. Online work can help fit counseling into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a work break, and making it easier to attend when schedules are tight. Discussing logistics and timing during the matching process helps set realistic expectations for how therapy will fit your routine.