Steven Osterstrom
Practical, compassionate therapy grounded in CBT and mindfulness
LCSW New York
- Experience
- 24 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, LGBT
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Steven
Steven Osterstrom is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New York who brings 24 years of clinical experience to his psychotherapy practice.
Background and approach
He blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with mindfulness-based methods and related approaches to help clients examine unhelpful belief patterns and develop practical skills for managing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and grief. His work emphasizes compassion and strength-based exploration while encouraging clients to discover their own solutions.
Steven draws on a range of evidence-informed methods including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and client-centered techniques to tailor sessions to individual needs.
He has extensive background facilitating both individual and group work, and his experience includes addressing trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting and fatherhood issues, career struggles, and co-occurring mental health and substance use challenges. His style is warm, interactive, and oriented toward helping people translate insight into concrete changes.
Outside direct clinical work, he has taught social work graduate students for many years and has participated in restorative group work in correctional settings. Those experiences have contributed to a practice that values sensitivity, inclusivity, and a collaborative approach to healing and personal growth.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Steven integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replacing them with more adaptive strategies, which can help with anxiety, depression, stress, and problem behaviors. ACT emphasizes values-driven action and acceptance skills, helping people live in line with what matters to them even when difficult emotions are present.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to determine which methods fit their goals, circumstances, and preferences, and will adapt techniques from CBT, ACT, DBT, mindfulness, or client-centered work as needed to support progress.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, so clients can choose formats that match their schedules and communication style. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to incorporate therapeutic work into everyday life while accessing licensed professionals from home or other convenient locations.
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Experience
24+ years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English