About Stephen
Stephen Sherokey is a licensed mental health counselor with 12 years of practice in New York. He helps people facing anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, career shifts, and ADHD. His style is straightforward and calm, aimed at practical steps people can use right away.
Clients come to him for help with stress, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, and the aftermath of trauma. He also supports those wrestling with caregiving strain, chronic illness, or questions about life purpose.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals and workable strategies rather than lengthy theory. Stephen draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to challenge unhelpful thoughts and build new habits. He uses Motivational Interviewing to support change when someone feels stuck.
Solution-Focused techniques help people identify what is already working and expand on it. He describes his approach as compassionate and direct, and he welcomes conversations about values and meaning when they matter to the client. That can include discussions informed by a Christian perspective if the client wants that included.
Stephen’s work often balances practical coaching with therapy skills. He helps people set achievable steps, track progress, and adjust plans when obstacles appear. The aim is clearer direction and more usable tools for daily life.
Sessions are offered via several online formats to fit different schedules. People in New York who prefer English may find his approach helpful when they want focused, goal-oriented support.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Stephen commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns of thought and behavior, then try small experiments to shift them. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and behavior change by breaking problems into manageable steps.He also draws on Motivational Interviewing to support people who feel stuck or ambivalent about change. This approach focuses on the client's own reasons for change and builds momentum through short, realistic goals.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review needs, goals, and preferences together and try methods that fit those aims. Adjustments are made over time so the work stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video works well for in-depth conversation, phone calls suit lower bandwidth or hands-free check-ins, live chat can be a quick touchpoint, and text messaging supports brief check-ins or follow-up tasks. These options give flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels while keeping focus on goal-oriented progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Grief
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- 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
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