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Stephanie Sammarco

Stephanie Sammarco

LPC, LPMHC

New Jersey

Collaborative counselor for life transitions

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At a glance

Credentials
LPC, LPMHC
License
LPC, New Jersey / 37PC00521000; LPMHC, Delaware / PC-0000706
Experience
15 years
Languages
English
Location
New Jersey

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    • Motivational approach
    • Client-centered
    • CBT tools

    About Stephanie

    Stephanie Sammarco is a licensed professional counselor who practices in New Jersey. She has 15 years of experience helping people who are stressed, anxious, depressed, grieving, or navigating relationship and family challenges. She aims to make first contacts simple and straightforward for worried parents and individuals.

    Her work focuses on building a strong, trusting relationship. Sessions are collaborative and nonjudgmental. She uses a mix of approaches and matches methods to each person's needs rather than following a single formula.

    Stephanie draws on Motivational Interviewing to support change when someone feels stuck. She also uses client-centered ways of listening and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address thoughts and behaviors that get in the way of daily functioning. Mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas may also shape the conversation when helpful.

    Over her career she has helped people with a wide range of concerns, including trauma and abuse, parenting strain, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, identity and LGBT issues, grief, anger, and challenges with communication or codependency. She also works with people facing life transitions, relationship infidelity, blended family questions, and first responder stress.

    Sessions are offered in English and Stephanie practices under the LPC and LPMHC credentials. To begin, readers are invited to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

  2. How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

    Stephanie often uses Motivational Interviewing, which helps people clarify what matters to them and find their own reasons to change. That approach can help with motivation for recovery, shifts in behavior, or moving through resistance.

    She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which centers how the person experiences things and emphasizes empathetic listening and collaboration. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and habits that feed anxiety, depression, or relationship patterns.

    Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has worked in the past. Together they will try methods that fit the person's situation and adjust them over time if needed.

    If you are considering online sessions, confirm the specific session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists and licensed professionals adapt conversational techniques, behavioral exercises, and motivational strategies to the online setting so work can continue even when meeting remotely.

  4. Areas of expertise

    Primary focus

    Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

    Also works with

    LGBTGriefParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

    Additional focus areas

    Attachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposePost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Sexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

    Therapeutic approaches

    Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

    Experience

    15+ years

    Listed in

    New Jersey, Delaware

    Languages

    English

  5. Frequently asked questions

    What concerns does Stephanie help address?

    She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family struggles, parenting strain, anger, and compassion fatigue among other issues.

    How would you describe her therapeutic style?

    Her style is collaborative and nonjudgmental, focusing on a strong therapeutic relationship and practical steps to meet goals.

    What kind of clinical background does she bring?

    She has 15 years of counseling experience and has supported people through crises, chronic illness, caregiving stress, and life transitions.

    What credentials and region are listed for this therapist?

    She holds LPC and LPMHC credentials and practices in New Jersey.

    Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?

    Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.

    What formats are used for sessions?

    Confirm current session options before booking to learn which formats are available with this therapist.

    How does cost and billing work?

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

    How do I get started with therapy?

    Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

  6. Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers

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