Every goal has steps. Every person has a stage.
When anxiety, stress, burnout, emotional struggles, or family challenges start affecting everyday life, getting support shouldn’t feel complicated.
Steps & Stages connects you with licensed therapists who provide compassionate, personalized care from the comfort of your home.
Anxious teens. Overwhelmed parents. Burned-out professionals. Couples growing apart. Children struggling silently.
Life can become exhausting when emotions, stress, or conflict start affecting your relationships, work, parenting, or daily peace of mind.
Our licensed therapists provide compassionate online therapy for children, teens, adults, couples, and families — helping you feel understood, supported, and emotionally stronger at every stage of life.
Stop living in survival mode. Learn how to manage racing thoughts, emotional overwhelm, panic, and chronic stress with practical support that helps you regain control of daily life.
When getting through the day feels heavy, therapy can help you reconnect with motivation, energy, relationships, and the parts of yourself that feel lost.
From school anxiety and emotional outbursts to behavioral struggles and low self-esteem, we help children and teens feel safer, calmer, and more emotionally supported.
Improve communication, rebuild trust, resolve recurring conflict, and strengthen emotional connection within your relationships and family dynamics.
Whether you're becoming a parent, grieving a loss, ending a relationship, or navigating uncertainty, therapy helps you process change with support and clarity.
When work starts affecting your sleep, relationships, confidence, or mental health, therapy can help you create healthier boundaries and emotional balance.
You Don’t Need to Have Everything Figured Out
You may not know exactly what you’re feeling — only that something feels overwhelming, exhausting, or emotionally heavy. That’s okay. We’ll help you find the right support.
Therapy only works when you feel safe enough to be honest.
At Steps & Stages, we focus on genuine human connection — not scripted conversations or one-size-fits-all care.
Our licensed therapists support children, teens, adults, couples, and families through anxiety, stress, burnout, emotional struggles, relationship challenges, and major life transitions with compassion that feels personal, not clinical.
We listen without judgment, adapt to your needs, and help you move forward one step at a time.
Kids face real pressures — even when adults can’t always see them. From separation anxiety
to school difficulties to big emotional outbursts, our therapists work with children in age
appropriate, play-informed ways that build emotional vocabulary and healthy coping habits
early.
Adolescence is one of the most emotionally intense periods of life. Peer pressure, social media,
academic stress, and identity questions can feel impossible. Our therapists connect with teens
as real people — not problems to fix — and create a space where they can actually open up.
Whether you’re managing anxiety, recovering from burnout, navigating a breakup, or just feeling
stuck — adult therapy at Steps and Stages is collaborative, practical, and judgment-free. We
help you build insight and move forward.
Family therapy helps the whole unit understand each other better. We support families dealing
with communication breakdowns, parenting challenges, blended family dynamics, and
behavioral concerns — strengthening the relationships that matter most.
Children
Kids face real pressures — even when adults can’t always see them. From separation anxiety to school difficulties to big emotional outbursts, our therapists work with children in age appropriate, play-informed ways that build emotional vocabulary and healthy coping habits early.
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Adolescence
Adolescence years can bring academic pressure, changing friendships, family conflict, anxiety, mood shifts, and self-esteem concerns. Therapy gives teens a steady place to talk honestly, learn regulation skills, and build confidence with support that respects their independence.
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Adults
Adults often carry responsibilities that leave little room to pause. Our therapists help you understand patterns, manage stress, strengthen communication, process past experiences, and create practical strategies for a healthier daily life.
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Families
Family therapy helps everyone feel heard while identifying patterns that keep conflict going. Together, you can improve communication, set healthier boundaries, repair disconnection, and develop tools for navigating challenges as a more supportive unit.
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Our therapists are licensed professionals who bring warmth, clinical expertise, and a genuine
desire to help. Each one is supervised, trained in evidence-based methods, and committed to
your growth.
Ben has been working with children, young adults and families in therapeutic settings since 2004. Ben completed his Masters of Science Degree in Mental Health Counseling from Touro College in 2010.
Ben Steinberg is a Licensed Associate Counselor at Steps and Stages, practicing under the supervision of Ben Steinig, LPC. He holds a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Bellevue University and brings a diverse range of experience to his work with clients
Melodie Badillo earned her Certificate of Advanced Studies in Mental Health Counseling from Alfred University and her Master of Education in School Counseling from Lehman College.
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Steps and Stages is currently in-network with Aetna, Horizon BCBS, UMR, Optum, Oxford, and
United Health Care. FSA and HSA accounts accepted. Out-of-pocket rate: $210 / 45-minute
session. Sliding scale available based on need.
Call, email, or fill out our quick contact form. No long intake process — just a simple conversation to understand what you’re looking for.
We’ll match you with a licensed therapist who fits your needs, schedule a free consultation, and make sure the connection feels right before you commit.
Attend confidential video sessions from home, your office, or anywhere private. Same-week appointments available. Flexible scheduling around your life.
Taking the first step is the hardest part. We’ll take care of the rest. Book a free 15-minute
consultation today — no commitment, no pressure.
Yes. Research consistently shows telehealth
therapy achieves comparable outcomes to in-person sessions for anxiety, depression, stress,
and many other concerns. For most people, the convenience also means they stick with it
longer — which matters.
Many insurance plans cover telehealth therapy. Steps
and Stages is in-network with Aetna, Horizon BCBS, UMR, Optum, Oxford, and United Health
Care. Contact us and we’ll help you check your specific coverage before your first session.
We offer a free 15-minute consultation call so you can meet
your therapist, ask questions, and decide if it feels right — before committing to ongoing
sessions.
We typically have same-week availability. Reach out
via phone or our contact form and we’ll match you with a therapist within 24–48 hours.
We offer online therapy across New York, New Jersey,
Connecticut, Minnesota, and Florida. All sessions are fully remote via secure video — no travel
required.
Every goal has Steps to be taken. Lets meet at your Stage of life.
We look forward to hearing from you.
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