About Steven
Steven Armstrong is a licensed professional counselor who helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety. He works with adults facing depression, relationship strain, changes in life circumstances, and struggles with self-esteem. Steven aims to make the first steps toward change feel less daunting for each person he meets.
He creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be named. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings.
Background and approach
Steven listens for what matters most to each person and tailors conversations to those priorities. Many clients bring issues tied to identity and sexuality, including LGBT concerns and gender dysphoria, and he addresses those topics with straightforward support. He also helps people coping with grief, trauma and abuse, addiction challenges, and compassion fatigue.
A range of relationship and family-related concerns are also part of his work, such as communication problems, blended family issues, infidelity, and parenting stress. Steven uses a mix of approaches to match the client and the problem. He draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking, client-centered listening to follow the client's lead, and acceptance-based practices to build values-based action.
Motivational interviewing and deeper Jungian perspectives may be part of the work when they fit the person's goals. Steven holds an LPC credential in Georgia and has seven years of professional counseling experience. He offers sessions in English and provides several online formats to make ongoing therapy easier to fit into a busy life.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts without getting stuck and identify what matters to them so they can take small, meaningful steps. It is often useful for anxiety, stress, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and teaches concrete tools to change them; it suits depression, anxiety, and many daily challenges. Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and reflecting so the person feels understood and can find their own solutions; it is helpful when someone needs an empathic space to sort through feelings.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Steven will collaborate with each person to decide which approaches fit their goals, concerns, and preferences. That may mean using a straightforward CBT exercise one week and a values-based ACT practice the next, depending on what helps the client move forward.
Online sessions make it easier to maintain momentum between appointments. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or for short check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, homework follow-ups, and ongoing encouragement between longer sessions. These formats aim to give people flexible access to consistent care with a licensed professional.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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