About Steve
Steve Gengenbacher is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 44 years of professional experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns in a straightforward, calm way. Steve creates a welcoming space where clients can speak honestly about what’s on their mind.
He draws on client-centered methods to listen first and follow each person's pace. He also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors.
How Steve works
Existential approaches come into play when clients face big life questions or a sense of meaninglessness. Steve works with adults facing life transitions such as divorce, midlife shifts, or changes tied to aging. He supports people dealing with burnout and compassion fatigue, and those sorting through family of origin issues, guilt, or shame.
He also helps with intimacy-related concerns, jealousy, and building self-love. Sessions aim to be practical and conversational. Steve helps clients set clear goals, try small changes between sessions, and track what works.
He uses plain language rather than jargon and focuses on what a person wants to change now. People most often come for help with coping skills, calmer thinking, better communication, and clearer life direction. Steve offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so therapy can fit into a busy life.
Steve lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 44 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening with empathy and following the client's lead. It helps people feel heard and respected while they sort through feelings and make choices about change.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and practice different behaviors to reduce anxiety or depression.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adjust methods over time to fit those needs.
Online sessions include video calls, phone appointments, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people work face-to-face from wherever they are. Phone sessions can be a good option when lower bandwidth or a shorter check-in is best. Live chat and text messaging offer flexible, ongoing ways to share updates and get brief support between longer meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep momentum between sessions.
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