- Stress and anxiety
- ADHD support
- Grief and loss
About Stephanie
Stephanie Mendelson is an Ohio LISW with 14 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, ADHD, and major life changes. People who feel stuck after shifts in work, relationships, or health often come to her for practical strategies and clearer next steps.
She uses straightforward, evidence-based methods to help people manage symptoms and make day-to-day changes. Sessions often focus on building communication skills, solving immediate problems, and reducing impulsivity or isolation. She also supports people dealing with money worries, social anxiety, attachment concerns, and issues common to young adults and women.
Her background includes work in hospitals, schools, and outpatient settings. She also holds a degree in special education and has spent much of her career addressing attention differences and mood-related challenges. That range of settings informs a clinical style that blends coaching and therapeutic techniques to address both practical tasks and emotional reactions.
In sessions she listens closely and helps clients name problems, set realistic goals, and try small experiments to test solutions. Therapy can include skill building, behavioral strategies, and steps to reduce worry or improve day-to-day functioning. She aims to help people move from feeling stuck to having clearer options they can try.
To get started, clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online booking flow. Costs vary with location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Evidence-based techniques and how they work online
Stephanie uses well-established therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and take practical steps forward. Cognitive behavioral approaches focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve mood. These methods help with worry, low self-esteem, and social anxiety by breaking problems into manageable steps.Behavioral and problem-solving strategies emphasize clear, testable actions. That can include scheduling activities, trying exposure exercises for social fears, or breaking financial worries into concrete tasks. These approaches are useful when someone needs direct, day-to-day changes rather than long conversations about the past.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying methods, reviewing what helps, and adjusting as progress is observed.
The original profile does not list which online session formats are used. Before booking, confirm the current session options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins on tight days, and remove travel time so clients can focus on practical problem solving during a break from work or between other commitments.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and ADHD. Additional focuses include attachment, communication, isolation, money issues, social anxiety, women's issues, and young adult concerns.
How does she approach someone feeling stuck?
She uses practical, evidence-based techniques to identify problems and set small goals. Sessions often include skill building, problem solving, and behavioral steps to test changes.
What is her background and experience?
She has 14 years of experience working in hospitals, schools, and outpatient settings. She also holds a degree in special education and has worked extensively with attention and mood concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is licensed as an LISW in Ohio. Her listed practice location is Ohio.
What languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know how sessions are delivered.
How are fees and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and services. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the booking workflow.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.