Stephanie Jose, LCMHC, LMHC - Therapist in New York

Emotionally-Focused Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Attachment-Based work

About Stephanie

Stephanie Jose is a licensed mental health counselor with two decades of clinical work. She holds LCMHC and LMHC credentials and practices from New York. Her work focuses on mood disorders, self-injury, abuse, and building healthier ways of relating.

She has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings for 20 years. That range means she is used to higher-intensity crisis care as well as regular therapy appointments. Stephanie uses several approaches, including Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy to address emotional patterns and relationship dynamics.

In sessions she talks with people about feelings that are hard to name. She helps clients notice patterns such as avoidance, codependency, or repeated hurt from abandonment. Conversations can include practical skills from cognitive behavioral therapy and DBT strategies to manage strong emotions and urges.

Stephanie also addresses grief, addiction, body image, eating concerns, and coping with life changes. She brings experience working with trauma, dissociation, and domestic violence and can support people managing bipolar symptoms or complicated family problems.

Her approach blends talk therapy with creative methods from her background in creative arts therapy. That can mean using different ways to reflect on feelings when words are not enough. To begin, a short questionnaire helps match a person and schedule the first session.

Approach and online session details

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and shifting the emotional patterns that keep people stuck. It helps name hard feelings and change the ways people respond to them, which can be useful for relationship patterns and attachment concerns.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches practical steps for noticing thoughts and values-based action. It supports coping with anxiety, depression, and ongoing life changes by helping people choose actions that matter to them.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relational patterns and how they influence current connections. It helps people understand abandonment, codependency, and repeated communication problems by tracing how attachment needs show up now.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Stephanie will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means discussing which strategies to try and adjusting the plan as needed.

The therapist's profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a workday, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a brief meeting is needed. Licensed professionals can use a mix of talk therapy and skills practice effectively via remote sessions, and Stephanie can help choose the structure that best fits daily life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Self esteem Depression

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Abandonment Attachment issuesBody imageCodependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsForgiveness Guilt and shame Isolation / loneliness Midlife crisis Mood disorders Panic disorder and panic attacks Postpartum depression Post-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobia Women's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based Therapy Client-Centered Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness Therapy Psychodynamic Therapy Trauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Listed in

New York, Vermont

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with mood disorders, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, eating and body image issues, and a range of relationship and family problems.

What is her therapeutic style?

She combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with ACT, attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, and CBT skills depending on a person's needs.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 20 years of experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings, including crisis and ongoing care.

What are her credentials and location?

She is credentialed as LCMHC and LMHC and practices in New York.

Does she work in languages other than English or with clients abroad?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats does she offer?

The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does payment work?

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

How do I get started?

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

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