Dare for More. Your journey from pain to connection starts here.
Steph Sterling, LCSW (NY, NJ, FL), LICSW (MA), is a relationship therapist and communication expert with nearly 20 years of experience helping high-achieving individuals and couples transform conflict into clarity, connection, and lasting change. Her work blends depth with practicality so clients do not just gain insight, they learn how to live it.
A Certified Imago Relationship Therapist with advanced training in EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and the Gottman Method, Steph specializes in working with communication breakdowns, unresolved emotional wounds, and entrenched relational patterns that leave people feeling stuck or disconnected. Her approach is warm, direct, and collaborative, offering both emotional attunement and clear, strategic guidance.
Steph is trained in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) through Journey Clinical and is certified in Psychedelic Harm Reduction and Integration (PHRI). This certification reflects her commitment to ethically integrating non-ordinary and transformative experiences within a grounded, relational framework. Her work in this area emphasizes preparation, meaning-making, emotional regulation, and integration, always anchored in evidence-based care and respect for client autonomy.
She works with professionals, entrepreneurs, and high-performing couples who succeed in many areas of life yet find that relationships remain their most complex challenge. Whether navigating a major life transition, caught in painful relational cycles, or seeking deeper emotional intimacy, Steph offers a thoughtful, strategic path forward.
Her mission is clear. To help you feel more understood, more connected, and more empowered within yourself and in your most important relationships.
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Alternatives Counseling
NY | NJ | FL | MA 917-692-0358 | 212-604-0144
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