About Steven
Dr. Steven Noles is a clinical psychologist based in Virginia with forty years of experience. He earned a Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) from the Virginia Consortium for Professional Psychology and brings a calm, practical style to sessions.
He focuses on common struggles like anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and low self-esteem, and he also addresses ADHD and career concerns. Dr. Noles blends client-centered methods with cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused strategies.
Background and approach
He aims for clear, step-by-step plans that people can try between sessions. Conversations are collaborative and geared toward real-life changes rather than abstract theory. His background includes work as a staff psychologist in the U.S.
Navy and many years in full-time independent practice. He has consulted with colleges and athletic programs on ADHD, learning differences, and performance issues. That mix of settings gives him experience with both clinical and performance-related challenges.
He also has experience consulting with athletes at high school, college, and professional levels, and has worked at a selective personal university. Outside of work he has been married for over 38 years, is a father and grandfather, and volunteers at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia. Dr.
Noles offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
Approaches that guide online work and goals
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building trust. The therapist offers empathy and reflection so people can clarify their own goals and values, which is helpful for anxiety, self-esteem, and relationship concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. Clients learn practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors, a useful fit for stress, depression, and many ADHD-related challenges.
Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, forward steps. Sessions often identify concrete goals and quick strategies people can try between meetings to see tangible change.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to choose approaches that match a person's goals, preferences, and day-to-day demands. Clients can expect to talk about what has worked or not worked before and then adapt the plan together.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls approximate sitting in the same room, phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or fit a break at work, and live chat or text messaging let people check in when schedules are tight or being on camera isn't desired. These formats offer flexibility so therapy can continue across locations and routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
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