About Steven
Dr. Steven Noles is a VA Psychologist with four decades of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. He practices in Virginia and brings a calm, practical style to sessions.
He focuses on clear goals and usable skills rather than jargon. He earned a Doctor of Psychology degree from the Virginia Consortium for Professional Psychology. His background includes service as a staff psychologist in the U.S.
Navy and long experience in independent practice.
Background and approach
He has consulted with colleges on ADHD and learning concerns and worked with athletes at several levels on performance issues. In sessions he uses a mix of client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and solution-focused methods. That means he listens closely, helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns, and supports short-term steps people can try between meetings.
He keeps the work collaborative and practical. Dr. Noles commonly addresses depression, relationship challenges, self-esteem, career transitions, grief, trauma, and parenting concerns.
He also supports people around commitment or divorce issues, fatherhood challenges, forgiveness, and intimacy-related struggles. Veteran and armed forces issues and post-traumatic stress are listed areas of focus as well. He speaks English and is open to working with international clients.
Outside of clinical work he has volunteered at the National D-Day Memorial and values steady, long-term relationships in his personal life.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-centered therapy emphasizes being heard and understood, with the therapist reflecting concerns and priorities so people feel seen and can set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioral changes to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. Solution-focused therapy zeroes in on practical, short-term steps that move people toward specific goals and build what works.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your needs and goals and recommend which methods to try first. Together you can adjust the plan as progress is made or priorities shift.
Online formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging offer flexibility for different situations. Video is useful when visual cues matter, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat or messaging can suit quick check-ins or ongoing support, and text can fit short pauses in a busy day. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on practical progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
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