About Stephen
Stephen Dickerson is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina with 10 years of experience. He focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, work worries, and relationship and intimacy concerns. Stephen aims to treat people with respect and compassion while helping them move toward clearer goals.
He uses straightforward conversation to tailor a plan to each person. That plan can include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thinking and behaviors.
How Stephen works
It can also draw on Mindfulness Therapy to increase moment-to-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. Stephen also brings Motivational Interviewing to conversations about change, especially around addiction or work and life transitions. Narrative Therapy is available as a way to look at the stories people tell about themselves and find alternative meanings.
In sessions he helps people build coping skills for sleep problems, anger, and social anxiety. He supports work on self-esteem, guilt and shame, forgiveness, and finding life purpose. Practical tools and short-term goals are common parts of his approach.
Sessions can focus on communication problems, workplace stress, and men’s issues in direct, action-oriented ways. Stephen encourages steady progress and adjusts techniques as needs change.
Stephen lists 4 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.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
How specific approaches work online
Stephen commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; online sessions make it easy to practice new skills between meetings and review real-life examples. He also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach attention and breathing techniques that reduce reactivity and improve sleep and anxiety symptoms. Motivational Interviewing is another approach he uses to support readiness for change, especially around addictions and career transitions, by helping clients weigh options and build commitment.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist discusses goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Then he and the client try methods that fit those needs and adjust over time based on what is helpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions are useful for face-to-face conversation and exercises. Phone sessions can be lower-bandwidth and easier during a busy day. Live chat or text-based messaging can work for brief check-ins, progress updates, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy into a variety of schedules and rhythms.
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