About Stephen
Stephen Sherokey is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York. He works with people facing addiction, grief, depression, anxiety, and major life changes. He emphasizes practical steps and clear goals in sessions.
His style is direct and compassionate. He listens for what matters most and helps people create small, realistic changes. Sessions focus on skills that reduce distress and make everyday life easier.
Stephen uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and shift behaviors.
Background and approach
He also draws on existential ideas to help people find meaning and direction when life feels uncertain. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques are used to build motivation and set achievable goals. He has 12 years of clinical experience working with concerns such as addiction, trauma and abuse, relationship struggles, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and career transitions.
Stephen also supports people dealing with anger, bipolar mood patterns, ADHD, and issues around self-esteem and forgiveness. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Clients can expect a mix of practical exercises, thought work, and planning between sessions.
Stephen aims to help people leave therapy with clearer choices and workable routines they can use every day.
Approach-driven care for online therapy
Stephen uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and changing patterns that get in the way of daily functioning. He also uses motivational interviewing to help people find and strengthen their own reasons for change, which can be especially helpful for addictions and habit shifts.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Stephen collaborates with each person to match methods to goals and preferences. He checks in about what is working and adjusts techniques as progress and needs change.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can be easier when lower bandwidth or no camera is preferred. Live chat and messaging support shorter check-ins, ongoing encouragement, or coaching-style work between sessions, offering flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Addictions
- Grief
- Career difficulties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English