About Summer
Summer Von Stein is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, and major life changes. She offers straightforward, compassionate care and focuses on building practical skills for day-to-day life. Many people come to her feeling stuck or overwhelmed, and she aims to make sessions feel manageable and useful.
She uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a supportive space where clients guide the pace and focus of work.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify patterns of thinking and to develop concrete tools for coping with mood and anxiety. Sessions combine listening, problem-solving, and simple exercises to practice between visits. Summer pays attention to attachment concerns, body image, caregiver stress, and communication problems.
She also supports people dealing with divorce, guilt, loneliness, and questions of life purpose. Her approach is practical and tailored to each person’s situation rather than one-size-fits-all. With five years of experience as an LCSW in Virginia, she draws on real-world strategies that fit busy lives.
Sessions aim to strengthen coping skills, improve communication, and reduce daily distress. The work moves at each person’s pace while staying focused on achievable change. Summer works in English and accepts international clients.
She combines warmth and clear guidance to help people find steady ways forward and regain confidence in managing life’s demands.
How her approaches work online
Summer uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow what matters most to the person in the room. This approach emphasizes listening, empathy, and letting the client set the pace. It helps when someone needs space to understand feelings and decide next steps.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress because it builds specific skills to change daily patterns.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals and try methods that fit those needs. If something isn’t working, they adjust the plan together to find a better fit.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers no video. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, coping prompts, or when scheduling a longer session is difficult. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel routines without losing continuity of care.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English