Stephanie Harnish, LMHC

Stephanie Harnish is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in New York with 12 years of clinical experience. As an LMHC she holds a professional license to provide mental health counseling in the state of New York. She is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and has worked with both adults and children using trauma-informed and trauma-focused methods.

Her professional background includes work in outpatient mental health programs that emphasize person-centered recovery, along with experience in private practice. Stephanie draws on a range of therapeutic approaches, including Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), EMDR, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy to tailor care to each person’s needs.

Stephanie works with individuals facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, addictions, anger, bipolar disorder, depression, and life changes. She also addresses related concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, dissociation, first responder issues, guilt and shame, life purpose, panic disorder, personality disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress, sexual assault and abuse, social anxiety, and women’s issues. Her approach is grounded in a nonjudgmental, accepting stance that supports a strong therapeutic alliance and helps people move toward recovery and positive change, using motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral techniques when appropriate.