- Panic and anxiety focus
- 35 years experience
- Mississippi licensed LCSW
About Sylvia
Sylvia Stogner is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, panic symptoms, and related concerns. She also supports those dealing with addictions, trauma, and anger. Sylvia writes plainly and listens closely so people can talk about what feels most pressing in their lives.
With 35 years of experience in both public and private settings, Sylvia has worked in schools, foster care and adoptive settings, and in clients' homes. Much of her work has involved adolescents, children, and groups with behavioral challenges, alongside individual work focused on coping skills and emotional regulation. She aims to build a nonjudgmental space where feelings and thoughts can be voiced.
Sylvia pays attention to practical needs like coping with chronic pain, caregiver stress, and life transitions. She often addresses relationship patterns such as attachment and abandonment concerns. She also helps people who feel isolated or who struggle with impulsivity and communication difficulties.
Her background includes long-term work with mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety, and panic disorder and panic attacks. Sylvia approaches each person as an individual and focuses on concrete steps that make everyday life more manageable. She encourages people to try changes at a pace that feels doable.
Starting therapy with Sylvia involves picking goals and testing approaches together. She emphasizes steady progress rather than quick fixes, helping people develop skills they can use beyond the therapy room.
Evidence-informed approaches and online care
Many of Sylvia's methods focus on practical, evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people manage intense anxiety and panic. One common approach uses structured skill-building to reduce panic symptoms and increase steady coping; it teaches breathing and grounding strategies alongside steps to face fearful situations in small, manageable ways. Another approach focuses on trauma-informed support that helps people process upsetting experiences while building tools to manage strong emotions and reduce reactivity.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sylvia collaborates with each person to try methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. She checks in about what helps and adapts plans over time so interventions remain useful and realistic for daily life.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to maintain continuity during life transitions. Discussing practical details and preferences early helps ensure sessions work well with everyday routines.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
35+ years
Listed in
Mississippi
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Sylvia commonly address?
Sylvia supports people coping with stress, anxiety, panic disorder and panic attacks, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, and ADHD. She also addresses related issues like caregiver stress, chronic illness, attachment concerns, and social anxiety.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space and focuses on practical steps. Sessions emphasize clear coping skills and testing small changes that fit daily life.
What is her professional background?
Sylvia has 35 years of professional experience in public and private settings, including work in schools, foster care, adoptive settings, and home-based care. That experience informs her approach to behavior and stress challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an MS and is an LCSW licensed in Mississippi. Her practice and professional background are based in that state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing details are provided during the matching process.
What steps are needed to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. That process connects you and sets up the first appointment.