About Stephen
Stephen Rapsas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 28 years of experience. He works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and career struggles. He takes a warm, respectful approach and aims to make conversations straightforward and useful.
Stephen listens first to understand what matters to each person. He focuses on practical steps that can reduce worry and improve day-to-day functioning. Sessions are interactive and tailored to the individual rather than following a rigid script.
Background and approach
His work draws on client-centered methods that prioritize the person's perspective. He also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. Motivational interviewing helps when clients want to make changes but feel stuck.
Stephen earned a Master of Arts in Counseling and a Master of Social Work from Rutgers University. He holds a New Jersey Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential and has spent nearly three decades in clinical practice across different settings. People often seek him out for help with caregiver stress, codependency, family-of-origin issues, and social anxiety or phobia.
He also supports those facing burnout, compassion fatigue, and struggles with self-esteem or life purpose. Conversations with Stephen aim to be grounded and actionable. He helps people find manageable goals, improve communication, and build coping tools for changing circumstances.
Therapy approaches and online options that fit your life
Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person's experience and priorities. The therapist listens closely, reflects what is heard, and helps people shape goals that feel meaningful. This approach works well for concerns like grief, emptiness, and struggles with self-worth.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying patterns of thought that increase anxiety or low mood and testing new ways of thinking and acting. It is useful for social anxiety, panic, rumination, and when someone wants concrete strategies to reduce worry. Motivational Interviewing is a brief, collaborative style that helps people find their own reasons to change and build momentum when they feel stuck.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaboration continues as progress is made and priorities shift.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone visits, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and practicing skills. Phone calls can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat or text messaging can be used for brief check-ins, coaching, or ongoing encouragement between sessions. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around life demands.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 28 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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