About Steven
Steven Carlson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 40 years of clinical experience based in Florida. He uses a warm, interactive style that aims to make people feel heard and respected. He works with common concerns such as anxiety, stress, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and struggles with sleep or eating.
Over four decades he has worked in several states and seen a wide range of problems. That background includes helping people after physical trauma or emotional abuse and addressing parenting and fatherhood challenges.
Background and approach
His additional focus areas include anger, self-esteem, abandonment, caregiver stress, and coping with major life events. He draws on client-centered methods to build a supportive space where people can talk through what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.
Emotionally-Focused approaches help with closeness and managing intense feelings. Sessions are collaborative - he helps people set goals and tests practical steps that can be adjusted over time. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused techniques are used to boost motivation and create small, doable plans that fit daily life.
Steven emphasizes respect and avoids stigmatizing labels. He tailors conversations and treatment plans to each person’s needs. If someone wants steadier coping skills and clearer next steps, he aims to guide that process.
His practice offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging in English for people located in Florida.
How therapeutic approaches work in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what a person says to build trust and clarity; it helps people who need a supportive space to talk through anxiety, grief, or relationship worries. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical skills to reduce unhelpful thinking and improve daily routines, which can be useful for anxiety, sleep issues, and low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people understand and organize strong feelings and improve emotional connection in relationships and intimacy-related concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods to try first, adjust techniques based on progress, and blend approaches when that best matches the client's goals and preferences.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is good for a more face-to-face conversation, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat lets someone check in quickly, and text messaging supports brief updates or ongoing contact between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy days.
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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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