
Stefani Rinde-Oberferst
(She/Her/Hers)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Stefani can't wait to bring forth an empathic and professional attitude and commitment to providing the best care for you.
Stefani is an experienced dedicated and dynamic social worker, psychotherapist, life coach, and educator with over thirty years of clinical experience. She is a graduate of the University of Rochester where she earned a Master’s Degree in Health and Community Services; she later attended Syracuse University where she received her Master’s Degree in Social Work. Stefani’s areas of expertise include, but are not limited to, family of origin and relationship issues, grief and loss, stress management, anxiety, and depression. She is a well-rounded social worker and pulls from several different modalities including CBT, mindfulness and, strength-based therapy. Stefani is adept at gaining trust, rebuilding family dynamics and, developing sustainable solutions. Stefani has worked in public, private, and non-profit organizations offering therapy at hospitals, schools, and outpatient settings. Stefani helps individuals achieve their treatment goals utilizing their inner strength and resources. She desires to come alongside others to assist them in healing from trauma, building self-worth, improving communication in relationships and, reaching their goals. Stefani can't wait to bring forth
Practice hours (EDT)
Accepts new patients after hospitalization for
- Manic episodes
- Severe depression
- Self-harming behavior
- Suicidal intent or a plan
- Psychosis (delusions and hallucinations)
- Escalating reckless or impulsive behavior
- Suicide attempt
- Eating disorders
- Substance use
- Severe emotional stress or trauma
Reserves times throughout the week for new clients after discharge from the hospital.
Adjusts scheduling to accommodate new clients after their hospitalization.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Abuse
- Academic Concerns
- Aging
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Issues
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Avoidant Personality
- Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
- Binge-Eating Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Bullying
- Burnout
- Career
- Childhood Abuse
- Chronic Illness/Pain
- College and School Placement
- Compulsive Exercise
- Conflict Resolution
- Dependent Personality
- Depression
- Disability
- Divorce
- Drug Use
- Eating Concerns
- Family Caregiving Stress
- Financial Concerns
- Gambling Concerns
- Gaming/Internet Concerns
- Gender Identity
- Grief and Loss
- Histrionic Personality
- Hoarding
- Immigration/Acculturation
- Infidelity
- Insomnia
- Intimacy Concerns
- Life Transitions
- Loneliness/Isolation
- Men's Issues
- Narcissistic Personality
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive Personality
- Other specified feeding or eating disorder (OSFED)
- Panic
- Paranoid Personality
- Parenting Concerns
- Peer Difficulties
- Perfectionism
- Performance Anxiety
- Personal Growth
- Personality Disorders
- Phobia
- Physical Assault
- Physical Stress
- Polyamorous relationship
- Postpartum Depression
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Pregnancy/Loss of Pregnancy
- Psychosis
- Racial Identity
- Racial/Cultural Oppression or Trauma
- Relationship Violence/Stalking/Harassment
- Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
- Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
- Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
- Schizoaffective
- School Concerns
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Harm
- Sex Addiction/Pornography Concerns
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Identity
- Sleep Concerns
- Social Anxiety
- Spiritual/Religious Concerns
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma
- Women's Issues
- Work/Life Balance
Age groups
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
- Seniors (65 or older)
Special groups
- Adult children of alcoholics
- Athletes
- Body positivity
- Clients from the court/judicial system
- Immigrants
- Little people
- Neurodivergent people
- People in the foster care system
- People of color
- People seeking asylum
- People who are bisexual
- People who are blind or visually impaired
- People who are deaf or hearing impaired
- People who identify as gay
- People who identify as lesbian
- People who identify as non-binary
- People who identify as queer
- People with disabilities
- People with HIV or AIDS
- Professional Healthcare Providers
- Transgender
- Veterans
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Behavior Modification
- Couples Therapy
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Coaching
- Cognitive Restructuring
- Attachment-Based Therapies
- Aggression Replacement Training
- Body Image Therapy
- Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Behavior Therapy
- Constructivist
- Culturally-Sensitive Therapy
- Eclectic Approaches
- Existential Psychotherapy
- Erikson/Psychosocial Development
- Experiential Psychotherapy
- Feminist Therapy
- Humanistic Therapy
- Integrative Body Psychotherapy
- Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT)
- Light Therapy
- Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)
- Non-Violent Communication Process
- Object Relations Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Process-Oriented Psychology
- Positive Psychology
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Insomnia (CBT-I)
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Coaching
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Relationship Enhancement Therapy
- Reality Therapy
- Self Psychology
- Somatic Psychotherapy
- Social Skills Training
- Transference Focused Therapy (TFP)
- Zen Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- 12-Step Facilitation
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Anger Management
- Brief Psychotherapy
- Family Systems Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Relational Psychotherapy
- Internal Family Systems Therapy
- Interpersonal Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Training
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychoanalysis
Remote options
- Video
Payment options
$200 — $225per session
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Aetna – New York
- AvMed – Florida
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – New York
- Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan (CDPHP) – New York
- Cigna – Florida
- Cigna – New York
- Cigna-EAP – Florida
- Cigna-EAP – New York
- ComPsych – New York
- Humana – Florida
- Humana – New York
- Medicare – New York
- Military insurance (e.g. TRICARE) – New York
- Mohawk Valley Health Plan (MVP) – New York
- Optum – New York
- Optum – Florida
- Oscar – Florida
- Oscar – New York
- Tricare-Federally Funded – New York
- UHC – New York
- UMR-EAP – Florida
- UMR-EAP – New York
- UMR-VA Community Care Network – Florida
- UMR-VA Community Care Network – New York
- United Health Care – Florida
- Veterans Community Care Network (VACCN) – Florida
- Veterans Community Care Network (VACCN) – New York
- Documentation provided for patient filling
- In-network insurance
- Out-of-pocket
Payment methods
- Credit Card
- Debit Card
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
- Online
Credentials
Licenses
LCSW
RO79482-01, New York
TLHT LCSW
TPSW3098, Florida
Education
Syracuse University
MSW (Master of Social Work), 1990
University of Rochester
MS (Master of Science), 1987
Master of Science in Community Health & Services
Elmira College
BS (Bachelor of Science), 1983
Bachelor of Science in Psychology