About Stephen
Stephen Weiss is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Washington and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Arizona with 40 years of experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and career or parenting strains.
He meets clients where they are and supports them in choosing changes that fit their life. Over decades in practice, he has guided people through major life changes and long-standing patterns that get in the way of daily functioning.
How Stephen works
He helps clients identify strengths and limits, and sets practical goals together. Sessions emphasize clear steps rather than jargon, so people leave with things they can try between meetings. Stephen draws on approaches such as acceptance and commitment work, attachment-focused methods, and cognitive and behavioral strategies.
He also uses client-centered and dialectical ideas to help regulate emotions and improve relationships. These tools are applied to concerns like addictions, grief, family of origin problems, codependency, and communication struggles. He is used to working with people who bring faith or spiritual values into sessions and treats those perspectives with respect.
He speaks English and practices from Arizona. His tone is straightforward and collaborative, aiming to build a dependable therapeutic relationship first. People who prefer practical, experience-based support may find his style a good fit.
He encourages clients to move at their own pace while practicing new skills between sessions.
Stephen lists 14 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LICSW, LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 40 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Arizona |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then take action toward what matters most. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people develop safer ways of relating and connecting, which can aid intimacy, family of origin issues, and communication struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replacing them with practical strategies to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and anger.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Stephen will collaborate with clients to choose methods that fit their goals, values, and preferred pace. Together they decide which tools to try first and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility and easier access to sessions. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversations, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed, and live chat or text-based messaging can support quick reflections or ongoing coaching between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or other daily demands while still using evidence-based techniques.
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