About Steven
Steven Baruch is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan. He focuses on practical ways to reduce stress and anxiety, and he aims to make therapy straightforward and approachable for people who are worried or overwhelmed. He uses a conversational style and listens carefully to each person's story.
Sessions are shaped around what matters most to the individual. Steven emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every meeting. Steven combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques.
Background and approach
He helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, test them, and try new behaviors that lead to small, manageable changes. This approach is often used for anxiety, panic, obsessive thoughts, mood concerns, and low self-esteem. He has four years of professional experience working with concerns such as stress, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, and relationship struggles.
He also attends to issues like control, impulsivity, loneliness, and life purpose when they come up in sessions. Therapy with Steven starts with listening and building a plan together. He tailors the pace and exercises to fit each person's situation.
The focus is on practical steps people can use between sessions to feel steadier and more in control.
How client-centered care and CBT translate to online therapy
Steven uses client-centered therapy to create a respectful, listening-based space where the person's goals guide each session. This approach focuses on understanding what the person wants to change and on shaping conversations around their priorities.He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact. CBT helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns, test those thoughts, and practice different behaviors to reduce anxiety, panic, obsessive thinking, and low mood.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Steven works with each person to decide whether client-centered work, CBT, or a mix of both will best meet their needs. Goals, preferences, and how someone responds to initial sessions help guide the plan going forward.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation without travel. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick updates, regular check-ins, or for people who prefer writing their thoughts. These options aim to increase flexibility and accessibility while keeping the focus on practical steps and progress.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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