About Steven
Steven Gifford is a licensed professional counselor (LPCC) in Ohio with 16 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, low self-esteem, and motivation. He speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Steven emphasizes a calm, nonjudgmental approach to help people take the first steps toward better days.
In sessions he encourages honest conversation about what’s getting in the way. He listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and helps clients try small changes to test what works.
Background and approach
That might mean new ways to handle triggers, ways to improve communication, or simple routines to build confidence. Steven also supports people facing changes like breakup or divorce, parenting challenges, chronic health issues, or career transitions. He draws on a range of evidence-based therapeutic techniques to suit each person’s needs.
Sessions aim to be straightforward and focused on concrete goals rather than abstract theory. People often come with questions about addiction, bipolar mood challenges, ADHD, or eating and substance concerns. Steven helps map out steps and offers coaching-style guidance when useful.
Progress tends to be paced to match each person’s comfort and life demands. He offers sessions using video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging to fit different schedules. Steven works in English and practices in Ohio as an LPCC, bringing steady, practical support for everyday struggles.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Steven uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. Cognitive-behavioral approaches help people notice unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and practice new responses to reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms. These methods are usually goal-oriented and involve homework-like practice between sessions.Behavioral strategies address habits and triggers related to addiction, avoidance, or low motivation by creating step-by-step plans and small experiments. This can include gradual exposure to feared situations, skill rehearsal, or structured routines to build confidence and reduce avoidance.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they choose techniques and adjust them over time so the work fits the person's schedule and comfort level.
Online formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent. Video calls enable face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow ongoing coaching, quick check-ins, and flexible communication between sessions. Those options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep progress moving forward.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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