- ACT and CBT
- Mindfulness skills
- Guilt and shame focus
About Stephanie
Stephanie Ehrlich Seitz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in North Carolina with 13 years of professional experience. She works with adults who are carrying stress, anxiety, anger, relationship concerns, career pressures, or the weight of life changes. She also addresses communication problems, control issues, feelings of isolation, and guilt and shame.
Her approach blends practical skills and reflective work. She uses techniques drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns and try different actions. Mindfulness practices and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used to manage intense feelings in the moment.
Stephanie incorporates Internal Family Systems ideas to help people understand internal parts that hold judgment or shame. Sessions include straightforward conversation, and learning tools that can be practiced between meetings. She aims to match the pace to what someone can handle right now.
Her work often focuses on improving communication at home or at work and on finding clearer ways to make decisions. For people carrying guilt or shame, she helps name the feeling, trace where it comes from, and test new responses to it without promising change.
She asks clients to consider small, manageable steps rather than big commitments up front. The early sessions are used to identify immediate concerns and set short-term goals. If someone chooses to continue, she and the client check progress and adjust the plan as needed.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate actions, and on choosing behaviors that align with personal values. This can help when guilt or shame makes it hard to move forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete strategies to test and change unhelpful thinking. That approach is useful for anxiety, low mood, and repetitive self-criticism.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will help clients decide together which methods feel most helpful based on current struggles, goals, and what the person prefers. Early sessions are used to try approaches and adjust what’s being used as needed so the plan fits the client’s day-to-day life.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also let someone choose settings that reduce interruptions or avoid being on camera if that helps focus. Licensed professionals and therapists commonly use online work to support consistent meetings while adapting tools and exercises to an internet setting.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, anger, career pressures, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include communication problems, control issues, isolation, guilt and shame, and workplace matters.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses a mix of practical skills and reflective work to name the feeling, trace where it comes from, and try different responses. Techniques from ACT, CBT, mindfulness, DBT, and Internal Family Systems may be used as appropriate.
What is her professional background?
She has 13 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and community care. Her work history centers on helping adults with emotional and interpersonal challenges.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in North Carolina and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are used for meetings?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm the current session options before booking to know which formats are available.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing will be provided during the sign-up process.
What should I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. The questionnaire helps match needs and preferences before the initial meeting.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.