About Steven
Steven Goe offers steady, experienced support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and life changes. He introduces a calm, nonjudgmental presence and helps people talk through immediate problems. Steven is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, with 30 years of practice in California.
He focuses on practical help for everyday struggles. That includes work and career pressures, parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, and challenges tied to aging, fertility, adoption, or family of origin.
Background and approach
Steven also assists people dealing with depression, anger, low self esteem, and compassion fatigue. Sessions aim to make sense of what is happening now and identify small steps that move things forward. He uses client-centered conversations to hear what matters most to each person.
He also draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and on solution-focused strategies to build clear, achievable goals. Steven has worked with people around LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, immigration-related stress, and workplace difficulties. He combines life and executive coaching with counseling when appropriate to support personal growth and career transitions.
Many clients seek him out to find relief from anxiety and to make decisions about important life changes. Steven helps people name their priorities, try new approaches between sessions, and measure progress over time.
Approach-driven online therapy that fits your life
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflecting feelings and priorities so the client feels heard and understood. This approach helps when someone needs a supportive space to talk through complicated feelings.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect mood and behavior. It offers practical exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and try different actions. This can be useful for anxiety, stress, and depressive patterns.
Solution-focused therapy zeroes in on small, workable changes and clear goals. Sessions often identify what is already working and build on those strengths to create momentum toward specific outcomes.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and the issues at hand. That means adjusting strategies over time based on how things are progressing.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use face-to-face interaction; phone calls require less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and messaging offer short check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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