About Steven
Steven Nordeen is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Wisconsin. He brings six years of counseling experience and a down-to-earth approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, anger, and self-esteem struggles. He previously worked with the state Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and spent several years as a case manager and forensic mental health counselor in Madison.
That work included helping people with severe and persistent mental illness navigate wellness goals and legal systems.
Background and approach
Earlier roles ranged from work in corrections to technical trades, which give him a practical outlook. Steven’s sessions emphasize a client-centered stance. He treats people as the experts on their own lives and listens first.
He values honesty and holds a respectful, nonjudgmental attitude while also offering clear observations when needed. He blends humanistic ideas with other approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, narrative work, and psychodynamic insight. That mix lets him focus on immediate coping skills while also looking at deeper patterns and personal stories.
People come to him for a range of concerns beyond anxiety and addiction, including compassion fatigue, chronic pain or illness, communication problems, control issues, and guilt or shame. He also addresses first responder issues, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and men's issues among other focuses. Sessions are offered in English and are provided by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
The therapist uses a subscription model for sessions, which can be canceled at any time.
How his approaches shape online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s view. The therapist aims to follow the client’s lead, validate their experience, and help them find their own solutions. This approach is useful when someone needs acceptance and a calm place to talk.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. In short online sessions he may teach simple exercises to change thinking patterns and build coping skills for anxiety, anger, or addiction. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck about making changes by exploring their own reasons and readiness to act.
Choosing an approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that fit current needs. That collaborative process helps tailor tools for immediate problems and longer-term shifts.
Online therapy by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging offers practical flexibility. Video calls work well for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit during a break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between longer sessions, send updates, or do shorter focused work without scheduling a full video visit. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or health challenges.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- Antisocial personality
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English