- Addictions
- Anxiety and depression
- Career and parenting
About Steve
Steve Scarborough is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with ten years of clinical experience. He focuses on life purpose concerns and common difficulties people raise after big changes, including addiction, depression, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and workplace or career uncertainty. Steve works with people who feel stuck, overwhelmed by parenting or caregiver stress, or who struggle with intimacy and trust.
In sessions he favors practical, evidence-informed approaches that help people notice what matters and take small steps toward it. He uses methods drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to clarify values and change unhelpful patterns. Attachment-based ideas guide work on relationship problems and family of origin issues.
Steve also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills when emotions feel intense and coping needs to stabilize. He helps people learn concrete skills for distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and communication. These sessions often include skill practice and short exercises clients can try between meetings.
He brings experience addressing addictions, relapse prevention, and moral injury strategies alongside work on ADHD, impulse control, and codependency. Steve frames work in straightforward terms, helping clients name the problem, test what helps, and adjust plans as they go.
Clients can expect clear explanations of methods and concrete tasks to build momentum. Steve asks about each person’s values and goals and uses that information to shape the focus of therapy. If you want practical help sorting out what comes next, he aims to make the process direct and usable.
How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take committed action even when difficult thoughts or feelings show up. It is useful for life purpose questions, depression, anxiety, and decisions about work or relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, behaviors, and mood and offers structured exercises to test and change unhelpful patterns. It helps with anxiety, depression, and coping after big life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current connection and trust, and it can be helpful for intimacy, abandonment concerns, and family of origin problems.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and collaborate with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences. That process may include trying a skill-based approach at first and adding deeper attachment work later, depending on how things go.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow people to use phone or lower-bandwidth connections when video is difficult. Therapists can assign short exercises and skills practice between sessions so progress continues in everyday life.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he address related to feeling stuck?
He works with addiction, depression, anxiety, grief, relationship issues, career uncertainty, parenting stress, and life changes that leave people unsure what comes next.
How does he approach someone who feels directionless?
He uses practical, evidence-informed methods like cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to identify values, test new behaviors, and develop small, workable steps forward.
What experience does he bring to this work?
He has ten years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns including addictions, trauma, bipolar-related issues, and caregiver stress.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri.
Does he offer therapy in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started if I want a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule an initial appointment.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.