Dr. Chayah Stoneberg, LISW-CP

Dr. Chayah Stoneberg is a Licensed Independent Social Worker - Clinical Practice (LISW-CP) based in South Carolina. She blends clinical work with a background in the humanities and the arts to help people navigate grief, loss, and emotional distress. Her practice emphasizes clear, practical steps and creative tools people can use between sessions.

Stoneberg brings five years of clinical practice to her work and draws on teaching and arts leadership from earlier roles. She has run arts programming focused on bereavement and has taught humanities and writing at the college level. That mix shapes how she helps people talk through hard experiences.

Her approach often combines evidence-based methods with expressive practices. She uses poetry, visual arts, and movement as ways for people to name feelings and make sense of loss. She also applies techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to build skills for coping and behavior change.

Stoneberg works with a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, stress, bipolar mood shifts, ADHD, relationship and intimacy struggles, and caregiving or compassion fatigue. She includes support for aging and geriatric issues among her focus areas and can help people facing life transitions related to aging.

Sessions tend to be collaborative and practical. She helps clients set goals, try new coping strategies, and use creative practices when those fit. International clients may be served and sessions are conducted in English.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Dr. Stoneberg commonly combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with expressive arts practices. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings and choosing actions that match personal values. It can help with anxiety, stress, and coping with change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches practical skills to reduce symptoms like depression or insomnia.

Expressive arts work uses poetry, visual arts, or movement to help people name emotions and process grief or loss. These creative practices can make feelings easier to talk about and give new ways to practice change outside sessions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, preferences, and life circumstances. That means trying methods, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan as needed.

The profile does not list which online session types are offered, so confirm available formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten commute time, and allow focused check-ins during a break at work. It also supports connecting with a therapist who integrates creative practices even when you are not in the same place.