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Dr. Anthony Schefstad, LCSW

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma, Abuse
Video Phone Live Chat Messaging

About me

I am licensed in Florida with 39 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, phobias, pre and post incarceration and anti-social personality disorder. I am a practitioner of Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) and Ericksonian Hypnosis. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.

Professional experience

30 yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma, Abuse

Additional areas of focus: Grief, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Depression, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, Antisocial personality, Drug and alcohol addiction, First responder issues, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Multicultural concerns, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Sexual assault and abuse, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia

Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Hypnotherapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

FL LCSW SW4780

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Dr. Anthony Schefstad. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Dr. Schefstad was absolutely the right choice. This is my first therapy experience so I was very hesitant going in. I wanted a therapist with the experience and insight to get to the depth of guidance I needed and he absolutely did. He got to the bottom of things very quickly, and provided highly effective tools. He provided a sense of clarity and empathy every step of the way. Really happy with my experience thus far and happy I finally jumped into getting myself therapy help and guidance!

Written on May 05, 2026 after therapy with Anthony for 2 months on issues concerning relationship issues, and family conflicts

Has helped me change my life for the better. He gives phenomenal advice and helps me understand situations in a different light. Amazing. Thank you thank you.

Written on Apr 29, 2026 after therapy with Anthony for 1 year and 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, self esteem, and coping with life changes

Dr. Schefstad is a wonderful listener. He is a great comfort to speak to. He is incredibly knowledgable. He is also very soothing.

Written on Apr 27, 2026 after therapy with Anthony for 10 months on issues concerning addictions, and lgbt

It’s been great working Dr. Schefstad! Our sessions are productive and I feel like we are “working together” to improve my mental health, and using techniques.
I’ve seen therapists previously, however, it’s never been as action based during sessions, and this has made a huge difference in my outcomes.

Highly recommend?

Written on Apr 17, 2026 after therapy with Anthony for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching

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Written on Mar 24, 2026 after therapy with Anthony for 2 months on issues concerning relationship issues, and coaching

The absolute best!

Written on Mar 11, 2026 after therapy with Anthony for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, and anger management