About Steven
Steven Armstrong is a licensed professional counselor in Georgia with seven years of practice. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and questions related to gender and sexuality. He aims to make the first step feel possible and less overwhelming for people who are seeking change.
He focuses on practical conversations that let clients talk about what matters most. Sessions are meant to be open and nonjudgmental, so people can share difficult thoughts and feelings.
Background and approach
Steven works with motivation, coping with life changes, and building clearer personal goals. His practice also addresses relationship concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, and issues around intimacy and anger. He supports people dealing with addiction, career stress, compassion fatigue, and relationship problems connected to separation or infidelity.
Additional areas include adoption and foster care, attachment questions, blended family dynamics, body image, and gender dysphoria. Steven draws from several therapy approaches to fit a person's needs. He uses acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, client-centered listening, motivational interviewing, and some psychodynamic perspectives in longer-term work.
He explains methods in simple terms and adapts them to each person’s goals. Sessions are offered in English and take place online through video, phone, chat, or text messaging. Steven treats each person as an individual and focuses on small, manageable steps toward change.
Therapy approaches and online options that fit your life
Steven commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while taking steps toward things that matter to them. It focuses on values and small actions rather than trying to eliminate every unwanted thought.He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try out different behaviors. CBT is useful for stress, anxiety, depression, and breaking cycles that keep problems going. Client-Centered Therapy is another part of his approach, offering active listening and support so a person can find their own solutions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and adjust methods as work progresses. That way the plan reflects what the client wants and what seems most helpful in session.
Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase convenience. Video lets people have a longer, face-to-face conversation; phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited; live chat or text messaging can be used for brief check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or other time constraints.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English