- Practical coping skills
- Focused on relationships
- Mindful and goal oriented
About Steven
Steven Clarke is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who focuses on helping people through major life changes and personal challenges. He works with individuals facing anxiety, depression, grief, and stress. He also supports people dealing with relationship struggles, addictions, and questions about identity and sexuality.
Steven uses a straightforward and compassionate style. Sessions often focus on practical steps clients can use between meetings. He pays attention to communication patterns and how family history shapes current problems, while keeping the work grounded in what matters now.
His background includes nine years of clinical practice in Florida. That experience includes helping people adjust to divorce, negotiate fatherhood transitions, and handle midlife shifts. He also has experience addressing caregiver stress and aging-related concerns.
Therapy draws on several evidence-informed approaches to match each person's needs. Steven emphasizes coping skills, clearer communication, and exploring life purpose. He aims to help clients build resilience and make changes that fit their daily lives.
People who reach out can expect direct feedback balanced with empathy. Conversations are practical and goal-focused, while also making space for deeper emotional work. If coping with natural or human-caused disaster has affected your life, he includes that concern among the issues he supports.
How approaches like CBT and client-centered work online
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes understanding your perspective and building a trusting working relationship. It helps when someone needs space to talk through identity, relationship concerns, or questions about life purpose and direction.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing different behaviors. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and managing stress with clear, step-by-step exercises.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can be helpful for anger, relationship problems, and compassion fatigue.
Finding the right approach is part of the early work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose or combine methods based on needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is reviewed over time so the plan can shift as progress is made.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Phone sessions may use less bandwidth and can work for quick updates, while video sessions let the therapist and client maintain visual connection for communication work. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises like CBT worksheets, mindfulness practices, and DBT skills to remote sessions so clients can keep practicing between meetings.
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Experience
9+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship struggles, addictions, and life changes. Coping after natural or human-caused disaster is listed among the concerns he works on.
What is his general therapeutic style?
The approach is compassionate and direct, focusing on practical strategies and clearer communication. Sessions combine immediate coping skills with time for deeper reflection.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has nine years of experience practicing as a clinician in Florida. That background includes work around divorce, midlife transitions, and caregiver stress.
What credentials and region apply to this therapist?
He holds the LMHC credential and practices in Florida as a licensed mental health counselor.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing or cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.