About Scott
Scott Shepherd, LPC, helps people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, and stress. He has 30 years of experience in mental health and substance use work and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Scott writes plainly and aims to make the process feel manageable for someone under pressure or loss.
He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people see connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions.
Background and approach
He also applies Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation and Motivational Interviewing to support readiness for change. Treatment is aimed at clear goals like reducing panic, managing cravings, or improving sleep. Scott has worked with people facing a wide range of concerns, including anger, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, ADHD, bipolar symptoms, and process or substance addictions.
He also addresses family of origin patterns, guilt and shame, and first responder or veteran related stress. Sessions focus on what is getting in the way now and small steps to move forward. His style is supportive and direct.
He helps people weigh options and pick strategies that fit daily life. Sessions can include skill practice, short behavioral experiments, and lookbacks to see what worked. Scott works from South Carolina and offers multiple ways to connect.
He aims to help people regain perspective, build new coping tools, and move toward the life they want.
Approaches that guide online work and skill building
Scott commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve mood. DBT teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness.Finding the right approach is a collaborative step. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels doable. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress or obstacles appear.
Online work is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video mirrors an in-person visit and works well for skill demonstrations. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat or text messaging can support quick check-ins, homework prompts, or continued support between appointments. These options aim to make therapy easier to use around daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Intimacy-related issues
- Men's issues
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English
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