Stephanie Czarnecki, LCSW

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, anger, depression, grief, and related concerns. She also helps clients with parenting strain, relationship problems, career stress, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

She draws on several evidence-based methods to guide sessions rather than relying on a single formula. Stephanie often uses cognitive behavioral techniques and elements from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people notice patterns and try different responses. She also offers EMDR when appropriate to address traumatic memories.

Sessions are collaborative. She encourages people to name concrete goals and to experiment with small changes between meetings. Practical skills like emotion regulation, communication strategies, and stress-management tools are common parts of the work.

Her background includes case management, individual and group therapy, and work with long-term recovery and medication management. That experience informs how she coordinates care and plans treatment steps with the person in front of her.

Stephanie emphasizes respect and dignity in sessions. She does not treat a diagnosis as the whole person but uses it to understand symptoms and plan actions. People looking to manage anger, reduce workplace reactivity, repair strained relationships, or cope with loss will find practical, skills-focused sessions.

How Stephanie’s approaches translate to online sessions