About Steven
Steven Gares is a licensed professional counselor with 12 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, eating concerns, depression, and life changes. He starts by listening to each person's story and looks for strengths to build on. His style is straightforward and supportive for someone taking the first step toward help.
In sessions he focuses on practical steps that fit daily life. He uses conversations to identify patterns, test small changes, and track what works.
How Steven works
He pays attention to emotional responses and how thoughts, behaviors, and relationships interact. Steven blends a few different approaches to match each person's needs. That can include talking through beliefs and behaviors, working with emotions in relationships, or addressing traumatic memories when they are getting in the way.
He explains options and invites input so clients guide the pace and focus. He has worked with issues such as addictions, grief, sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger, and self-esteem. Additional areas of focus include blended family concerns, body image, codependency, communication struggles, and end-of-life and hospice counseling.
Sessions are offered in English and Steven accepts international clients while practicing in Texas. He aims to make therapy clear and usable, helping people create changes they can feel day to day.
Steven lists 6 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
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's perspective. It helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental space to talk through problems and identify their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and uses practical exercises to test new ways of thinking and acting. That approach is often useful for anxiety, depression, and habits connected to eating or sleep.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and choose methods together based on the client's needs, goals, and preferences. This collaborative process allows adjustments over time so therapy stays relevant and helpful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversation. Phone sessions are a lower-bandwidth option for focused check-ins. Live chat and text messaging can support shorter updates, homework exchanges, or timely coaching between longer sessions. These formats make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.
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