About Steven
Steven Baruch is a licensed professional counselor in Michigan who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and addictions. He uses a straightforward, respectful style and aims to make conversations feel safe and clear. Steven emphasizes practical steps so clients can see change in daily life.
He draws on Client-Centered Therapy to listen closely and shape sessions around each person's goals. He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors.
Background and approach
These approaches are used to address mood concerns, panic, obsessive patterns, and issues with self-esteem. Steven works with people dealing with relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, and the challenges of ADHD. He also supports clients facing isolation, control struggles, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose.
His background includes work with veteran and armed forces issues and multicultural concerns. With four years of experience, Steven builds plans that fit each client rather than a one-size-fits-all program. He keeps language plain and focuses on steps a person can practice between sessions.
Sessions are intended to help people feel more able to handle daily stressors and make choices that match their values. Steven’s Michigan license means he provides services to people who live in that state. He offers a collaborative, down-to-earth approach and invites people to take the first step toward change when they feel ready.
How therapy approaches adapt to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on genuine listening and reflecting what the person says. Online sessions let the therapist and client keep that conversational, client-led tone while working through what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change patterns. CBT works well over video or phone because it uses short exercises and homework that can be reviewed together.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with the client to match methods to goals and preferences. That means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan so it fits the client’s life and schedule.
Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - offer flexibility for different needs. Video is useful for a fuller conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text messaging work for quick support, check-ins, or when writing helps someone organize thoughts. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or other commitments.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English