About Steve
Steve Scarborough is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri who helps people with addiction, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. He also supports those dealing with trauma, grief, parenting stress, and problems with self-esteem and intimacy. Steve draws on ten years of counseling experience to offer practical, down-to-earth help.
He keeps sessions straightforward and goals focused. He listens first, then helps people name what matters most. From there he offers exercises and real-world steps to test new ways of coping and relating.
How Steve works
The emphasis is on skills people can use between sessions. Steve uses several evidence-informed approaches to tailor work to each person. He often combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and increase meaningful action.
He also draws on Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. In sessions he focuses on building skills for emotion regulation, communication, and impulse control. He helps people create plans for relapse prevention, parenting stress, or managing mood swings.
He aims to make sessions collaborative and practical so progress can show up in daily life. People who choose Steve can expect straightforward talk, behavioral experiments, and moments of reflection. He works in English and conducts sessions through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
To start, clients complete a short questionnaire and schedule a session based on availability.
Steve lists 16 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)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
What Steve works with
The areas below are the ones Steve selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Missouri |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then take actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and problems with motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and gives concrete strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for mood, worry, and impulsive habits.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and day-to-day life. That collaboration means approaches can be combined or adjusted as therapy progresses.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for quicker check-ins, and text messaging helps with brief updates or ongoing coaching. These options make it simpler to fit sessions around work, school, or family demands while still getting focused therapeutic support.
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