About Scott
Dr. Scott Anstadt offers straightforward, practical help for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, addictions, or life changes. He writes and talks plainly with clients to develop doable steps for daily life.
He aims to make sessions useful and relevant rather than abstract or overly clinical. He brings 36 years of clinical and teaching experience to his work. Scott is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - and an LSCSW.
Background and approach
He has taught clinical courses at the university level and has worked with individuals and groups across many common life challenges. Scott blends several therapeutic approaches to fit each person’s needs.
He often draws on cognitive behavioral tools to address unhelpful thinking and behavior, acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and action, and client-centered skills to keep the work grounded in a person's real goals. He also uses attachment-based perspectives when relationship patterns are important. Sessions are flexible in length and format so therapeutic work can fit busy schedules.
He emphasizes practical coaching and strategic contacts between sessions when that helps progress. Many people find this style useful for addressing sleep, eating, concentration, and mood concerns. Scott also supports people navigating transitions such as retirement, caregiving, bereavement, or career shifts.
He pays attention to cultural and identity issues, including LGBT concerns and multicultural backgrounds. The focus is on creating a clear, collaborative plan that can be adjusted as needs change.
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people get clear about what matters to them and take small actions that match those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It is useful for anxiety, depression, motivation, and living with ongoing challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and changing behaviors that keep problems going, which helps with mood, sleep, and concentration concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and trust, and it can be helpful when communication or intimacy is a problem.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and try methods that fit those goals. That process is collaborative, with adjustments made over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits for this style of work. Video calls allow for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be used when bandwidth or camera use is difficult, and live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins and coaching between sessions. These options make scheduling easier and let people keep momentum during transitions or busy periods.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 36 years
- Licensed
- Arizona, Kansas
- Languages
- English
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