About Steven
Steven Gifford is an LPCC licensed in Ohio with 16 years of professional experience. He helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, addictions, ADHD, and low self-esteem. He aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable and supported.
Clients can expect a straightforward, nonjudgmental approach. Sessions focus on practical strategies for motivation, coping with life changes, and improving confidence. He creates space to talk about difficult thoughts and feelings without pressure.
Background and approach
His style blends listening with goal-focused work. That means identifying small, concrete steps clients can try between sessions. Sessions often include coaching-style guidance for building routines and managing daily challenges.
Steven has worked in clinical settings for over a decade and a half. That background informs a calm, steady approach when anxiety or addictive behaviors feel overwhelming. He draws on evidence-based techniques to guide conversations and plan interventions.
People looking for help with relationship strain or personal transitions will find a practical focus in sessions. He supports exploration of family of origin issues and problems tied to commitment or codependency while keeping the work centered on the individual’s goals. Therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules.
Appointments are arranged through an online matching process and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
Approaches and online access for practical change
Steven uses evidence-based techniques that focus on clear, workable steps. One common approach teaches concrete coping skills for anxiety and stress, such as breath work, activity planning, and breaking tasks into small pieces to reduce overwhelm. These methods help when daily routines and focus feel disrupted.Another frequent approach combines coaching-style work with behavioral strategies for addictions and motivation. Sessions emphasize identifying triggers, setting manageable goals, and building routines that support recovery and day-to-day functioning. This style often fits people who want hands-on tips and an action plan.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they choose strategies and adjust them over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit short check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick reflections, ongoing coaching, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to keep momentum between sessions and to access care without rearranging the whole day.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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