About Steven
Steven Carlson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with four decades of experience. He uses a warm, interactive style and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns. Steven writes simply and listens carefully to understand each person’s situation.
He draws on client-centered and cognitive behavioral approaches to help people reduce symptoms and change unhelpful patterns. He also uses emotionally-focused and solution-oriented techniques when the situation calls for it.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize practical steps, problem solving, and building skills that can be used between meetings. Steven has worked across several states and with many different concerns, including grief, intimacy-related worries, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strains, anger, and low self-esteem. He also supports people facing abandonment, caregiver stress, cancer-related challenges, and other life disruptions.
Phobias, including weather-related fears, are among the issues he has experience addressing. In sessions he aims to treat people with respect and sensitivity while avoiding stigmatizing labels. He adapts the conversation and plan to each person’s goals and pace.
The focus is on small, achievable changes that build confidence and flexibility. Steven encourages anyone ready to take a step toward change to reach out. He helps people clarify goals, learn coping tools, and move toward a more fulfilling life over time.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online sessions
Steven frequently uses client-centered therapy to create a respectful, listening-based space where the person’s goals guide the work. This approach helps when someone wants to explore feelings, clarify priorities, or build confidence at their own pace.He also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT is practical and skill-focused, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, phobias, and sleep or eating concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Steven will discuss options and work collaboratively to choose techniques that match the client’s needs, goals, and preferences. That shared planning helps shape short-term goals and the pacing of sessions.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different lifestyles. Video works well for in-depth conversations and teaching coping skills, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or background noise varies. Live chat or text can be used for quick check-ins, brief problem solving, and ongoing support between longer meetings. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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