About Steven
Steven Gaddis helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, mood shifts, or problems with alcohol and drugs. He writes plainly and listens carefully to understand what a person needs. Steven holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential and brings about 20 years of experience to his work.
He meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps that can be used between sessions. Conversations often look at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect, and then try small changes to break difficult cycles.
Background and approach
Steven emphasizes building trust first so progress feels manageable. Steven commonly addresses relationship strain, communication problems, parenting concerns, and issues around intimacy and commitment. He also works with people facing grief, trauma, anger, workplace stress, and mood concerns such as depression and bipolar-related challenges.
His approach is tailored and goal-oriented. Techniques come from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy, chosen to match a person’s situation and goals. He tends to highlight strengths while mapping clear next steps.
Steven typically checks incoming messages twice daily, once in the morning and once in the evening. He encourages a collaborative pace so people can test changes and return to adjust plans as needed.
Approaches and how online sessions work
Steven uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors that reduce distress. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and mood-related problems because it focuses on clear steps and skill practice.He also draws on Motivational Interviewing to help people clarify what they want to change and to strengthen their own reasons for doing so. This approach fits well when someone is weighing options about substance use, commitment, or other behavior changes.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and then suggest methods to try. Plans are adjusted together if something isn’t working or if priorities shift.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video is useful for fuller conversation and visual cues. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging work well for brief check-ins or when someone wants shorter, more frequent contact. These options make it easier to keep momentum between appointments and fit therapy into a busy life.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Texas, California
- Languages
- English