About Steven
Steven Gaddis is a licensed counselor with 20 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, mood problems, and relationship challenges. He works directly with individuals who are navigating grief, trauma, parenting strain, or struggles with self-esteem. He aims to make the first steps clear and manageable for someone feeling overwhelmed.
Steven uses practical, goal-focused methods in sessions. He often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and replace them with clearer choices.
How Steven works
Motivational Interviewing is used when someone needs help finding motivation to change, and Solution-Focused Therapy helps set short-term goals and track small wins. Sessions are personalized to the person in front of him. He pays attention to strengths and tailors techniques to everyday life.
He values a straightforward, respectful working relationship built on trust and steady communication. Steven holds licenses as a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC, with credentials in Texas and California. He has spent two decades refining practical approaches for issues such as substance use, anger, communication problems, and workplace stress.
He typically checks messages twice daily, once in the morning and once in the evening, to keep conversations moving between sessions. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a session based on availability. His practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
Steven lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Steven works with
The areas below are the ones Steven selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | LPC, LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Steven commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and acting; this approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and mood regulation. Motivational Interviewing focuses on building a person’s own reasons for change and can be helpful for addictions and ambivalence about making life changes. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on small, practical goals and steps so progress is easy to track and celebrate.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will work with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying an approach, reviewing how it feels, and adjusting the plan together over time.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when clearer visual cues help the work. Phone sessions can be shorter or easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging let someone check in between sessions or use written exercises and reflections. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping the focus on concrete steps and real-world progress.
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