About Steven
Steven Mason is a Licensed Independent Social Worker - Clinical Practice (LISW-CP) with 21 years of experience. He practiced for many years as a VA mental health social worker and now offers care in South Carolina. He focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, addiction, sleep problems, low self-esteem, and depression.
His style is warm and interactive. He speaks plainly, listens closely, and treats people with respect and compassion. He avoids stigmatizing labels and works with each person as an individual rather than a set of symptoms.
Background and approach
Sessions often center on steps you can try between meetings. He uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. He also draws on acceptance and commitment therapy and mindfulness techniques to help people notice what matters and take action toward it.
Motivational interviewing is part of his approach when change feels hard or uncertain. He helps people find internal motivation and small doable goals. Solution-focused methods are used to identify strengths and build practical next steps.
Steven has special experience addressing eating and substance issues, obsessive and compulsive behavior, and concerns common in midlife and aging. He also supports caregivers and veterans with stress related to life changes. He aims to make therapy a clear, manageable process for people who want steady progress.
To begin, he asks a few questions to match priorities and then sets a plan together that fits your life and goals.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like worry, low mood, and sleep trouble. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust plans as progress is made. Together they choose techniques that match individual needs and preferences rather than applying one fixed method.
Online sessions offer flexibility in how work happens. Video calls let people use visual cues and a full conversation. Phone sessions can be a quicker check-in or better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to communicate in shorter exchanges during a busy day. These options help people fit therapy around work, caregiving, and daily life while using ACT, CBT, and mindfulness practices in ways that feel practical and doable.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Sleeping disorders
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 21 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English
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