About Stephen
Stephen Dexter is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with 12 years of experience based in Maine. He brings a background that includes in-home work with youths and intensive work with substance use and co-occurring disorders. Stephen is also in long-term recovery and says that sharing hope is an important part of his work.
He spent three years visiting families whose children had behavioral and emotional challenges. That early work shaped his practical style and comfort with hands-on problem solving.
How Stephen works
For over eight additional years he focused on intensive substance use treatment and co-occurring conditions, including sexual addiction and drug and alcohol addiction. Stephen uses several approaches to help people untangle patterns that keep them stuck.
He draws on client-centered methods to listen and build trust, cognitive behavioral ideas to change thinking and behavior, and mindfulness to help people manage stress and cravings. He also uses elements from dialectical behavior therapy and Jungian ideas when they fit the goals. He often works one-on-one but has experience in couples, group, and in-home formats.
He helps with anxiety, depression, parenting strain, relationship and family problems, eating and body-image issues, anger, grief, and career or purpose shifts. He also supports people facing attachment difficulties, codependency, dissociation, and caregiver stress. Stephen integrates faith when clients want that included and encourages spiritual growth as part of wellbeing.
He aims for straightforward conversations, practical steps, and hope when someone is ready to change.
Stephen lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Stephen works with
The areas below are the ones Stephen selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maine |
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Online support options
How these approaches work in online therapy
Stephen often uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a calm, accepting space where the person sets the pace. That approach focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping people feel heard so they can choose the next steps.He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT offers clear tools for anxiety, depression, addictive thinking, and behavior changes by teaching people how to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new responses.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Stephen will talk with each person about needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend methods together. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to practical problems like cravings, family conflict, or career stress.
Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for busy lives. Video lets people use body language and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins, step-by-step coaching, or ongoing support between sessions.
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