About Stephanie
Stephanie Zitani is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey with eight years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD concerns, and struggles with addictions or low self-esteem. She focuses on practical steps people can use right away and offers steady support while they make changes.
Stephanie believes each person knows their own story best. She listens closely and helps clients name strengths they may not notice.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to build confidence, increase motivation, and reduce the habits that keep someone stuck. Her approach mixes clear, goal-focused work and deeper listening. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to challenge unhelpful thinking.
Mindfulness techniques are offered to improve focus and manage strong emotions. Motivational interviewing is part of how she helps people find reasons to change, especially around addiction and impulsive behaviors. Client-centered work shapes the pace and priorities of each session so clients set the agenda.
People commonly bring relationship strain, grief, attachment or communication problems, and issues with control or guilt. Stephanie also supports those dealing with shame, isolation, or process addictions like gambling or problematic internet use. She works with people on practical skills for coping with life changes and improving intimacy-related concerns.
Evidence-based approaches for online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead. The therapist reflects concerns, affirms strengths, and lets the person set the pace. This approach helps people feel heard and build confidence to tackle problems.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact. It uses straightforward exercises to challenge unhelpful thinking and develop new coping skills, which can be useful for anxiety, mood concerns, ADHD-related struggles, and addictive patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That might mean combining elements of client-centered work, CBT, mindfulness, or motivational interviewing based on how someone responds.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for deeper conversation and skill practice, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat or text messaging can suit quick check-ins or short coaching moments. These options make it easier to fit sessions into work, school, or caregiving schedules while keeping regular contact with a licensed professional.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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