Have you ever paused to consider how your mind is really feeling today? Do you sometimes wonder if your stress or anxiety is more than just a passing mood? When was the last time you truly checked in with your emotions, or reflected on what brings you happiness or worry?
How I Can Help
Personally, I have first-hand experience with long-suffering and chronic pain. Professionally, I have over twenty years of experience supporting adult survivors of everything from childhood neglect, maltreatment, and abuse to surviving war. In sessions, I provide a person-centered, holistic approach that integrates body, mind, and story—helping you find stability, reclaim your agency, and reconnect with your authentic self. Together, we’ll develop practical pathways toward stability, self-compassion, and lasting change.
(Telehealth/Video/Phone Only)
My approach is integrative and interdisciplinary, offering tools to down-regulate your mind & body, helping you navigate decision paralysis and feelings of being stuck, while shifting unwanted behaviors to experience a more fully alive present.
(In person and online)
In addition to individual sessions, I offer three types of group sessions: Park Walks in Prague (in-person); Theater As Medicine-using verse and voice to heal (in person and online), and introductory sessions of emotional freedom technique (EFT), which involves tapping pressure points (in person and online).
I maintain a person-centered approach. You are the expert in your own life. Together, we will develop the best strategies to support your goals.
Individuals seeking support with feeling stuck or needing change
Those enduring: long-suffering, chronic pain, and/or autoimmune disorders
Performing Artists
Military Veterans and civilian survivors of war
Older adults confronting aging, diagnoses, and life-changing transitions
Expats adjusting to a new country and culture
Survivors of Trauma (PTSD, C-PTSD)
Survivors of Developmental trauma (childhood maltreatment, neglect, and abuse)
Survivors of Intergenerational and transgenerational trauma
Suffering from emotional and/or physiological dysregulation (for example: anxiety, panic attacks, depression, dissociation, etc.)
Experiencing low self-worth, low self-compassion
Enduring prolonged suffering from chronic physical, emotional, or psychological pain
Together, we’ll work to calm your nervous system and make sense of, and even change your story at a pace that feels best suited to you. My approach combines somatic awareness, evidence-based modalities, and trauma-informed, culturally humble dialogue to help you break long-held patterns, strengthen self-trust, and reconnect to your body’s wisdom.
If you’re ready to explore what’s possible beyond survival, I’d be honored to walk beside you as you rediscover your capacity for connection, compassion, and joy.
PRICING
Individual sessions: 60-minute session
1800Kč (Czech)
$85 (U.S.)
€75 (EU)
£65 (UK)
Group sessions: 800 Kč, $40, €35, £30 per 90-minute session
A 50% cancellation fee applies to sessions cancelled less than 24 hours in advance.
Individual sessions for adults and adolescents
Support for adjustment and transition issues, especially for expatriates/immigrants/veterans
Anxiety, depression, and stress management
Guidance for personal development and life transitions
Coaching for actors, presenters, and public speaking
Online consultations
Somatic practices including mindfulness, breathwork, voicework, emotional freedom technique (EFT) tapping, and more
Top Left: Syracuse, NY; Bottom Left: Fairbanks, Alaska; Right: Semel Institute at UCLA, CA
My Bio
I am a licensed certified social worker (LCSW) in Massachusetts, a military veteran, and a classically trained actor with an MFA and a Master of Social Work (MSW) with a certificate in trauma practice. I work virtually with adult individuals navigating trauma, identity, and transition—especially those impacted by complex PTSD, childhood neglect, and military service. My clinical focus includes supporting clients dealing with anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI).
I bring a unique, integrative approach that blends neuroscience, embodiment, and narrative practices, rooted in both professional training and personal lived experience. As someone who has worked in trauma healing and expressive arts for over two decades, I deeply believe in the power of connection, creativity, and compassionate presence.
In addition to my clinical practice, I am the founding director of DE-CRUIT®, an evidence-based trauma recovery program that uses classical theater—especially Shakespeare—as a tool for healing. My work has been featured in over 20 peer-reviewed publications, and I regularly present at conferences such as the International Trauma Conference, the Trauma Research Foundation, and the Psychotherapy Networker Symposium. In Prague, I am a mental health consultant for Prague Shakespeare Company.
For my mental health, I have left all social media except LinkedIn and all individual sessions will be online (Telehealth).
Access More Resources About My Work Over the Last Twenty Years Through the Links Below
Stephan's Psychology Today Profile (U.S.)
Stephan's Video Library:
Stephan's U.S. psychotherapy website
Stephan's non-profit organization DE-CRUIT: Treating Trauma Through Shakespeare & Science