Stephanie proudly obtained her LSW in clinical social work in 2015.  She demonstrates her expertise through her work teens, adults, families and couples.  Her emphasis is building strong and long lasting skills to succeed with anxiety, add/adhd, depression, mood concerns, relationship difficulties, and OCD. Since her very first psychology class as an undergrad, Stephanie knew that psychotherapy was her calling. She comments, “I’m happy and grateful to have found a career that I am truly passionate about.  I am truly humbled with the opportunity to work along side my clients.” Graduating from Montclair State University with a BA in psychology, she went on to earn her MSW from the Wurzweiler School of Social Work. She is currently completing her dissertation to earn a Ph.D. in Social Work.  Post graduate, Stephanie has obtained her certification as a Certified Clinical Specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of ADD/HD as well as being certified in Nutrition and Mental Health.

Stephanie is known for her expertise in the field, for being a guiding energy for her clients, and for her contributions to major advancements in mental health developments. She founded and led the development of the Diagnostic and Symptom Calculator [DSC], which has revolutionized the way accurate diagnoses are established around the world.  Stephanie’s work will reflect brilliance in her approach and the depth to which she reaches the underlying causes in a person’s struggles.

For Stephanie, every client’s needs and aspirations are unique, and deserve the utmost individual attention and respect to help them reach their goals. Stephanie is a natural motivator and the feedback often shared about her work reflects her ability to empower her clients and their journeys. She states “I am very confident that together you and I can reduce your stressors and design a personalized treatment program to maximize your strengths, reduce your stress, and deal effectively and quickly with your challenges. I will guide you to regain a sense of control over your life, and to feel inspired about living it.”

Stephanie is blessed with 3 great children and a wonderful spouse. In each of the roles she has as a wife, mother and therapist, she is guided by very strong moral values. Stephanie takes pride in teaching her family the importance of ‘giving back’ to others, and volunteers her time at her children’s school. For fun she coaches soccer and softball, and loves to spend time cooking, seeing new places, and on the water!  

“I got involved with Stephanie about a year ago for my daughter, I can only say that ever since, there’s been the biggest changes in my daughter because of Stephanie. I truly believe that without Stephanie being the therapist she is, my daughter would not have conquered a lot of her problems. We look forward to seeing her every week. I definitely would recommend Stephanie Shapiro to others!”