About Steven
Steven Goe is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with 30 years of practice. He helps people facing grief, career transitions, stress, anxiety, and questions about sexuality and masculinity. He speaks English and aims to make first steps less overwhelming for those seeking change.
Steven focuses on clear, down-to-earth conversations. He creates space to name feelings and sort priorities without judgment. Sessions often mix practical problem-solving and careful listening to help people move forward.
How Steven works
He uses approaches drawn from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, and solution-focused methods. That means he listens first, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, and sets short-term goals to build momentum. These tools are applied to relationship concerns, parenting stress, workplace issues, and life transitions like aging or fertility challenges.
Over three decades Steven has also supported people through adoption and foster care questions, family of origin issues, and forgiveness and shame work. He can help with compassion fatigue, midlife questions, and finding a clearer sense of life purpose. He blends coaching elements with therapy when that suits a person's goals.
Sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule appointments according to availability.
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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online support
Steven uses client-centered work to prioritize the person's perspective and goals, offering a listening-first approach that helps people feel heard and understood. This approach is useful when someone needs space to sort feelings, make sense of loss, or clarify values.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often helpful for anxiety, depression, stress, and workplace or relationship patterns that get in the way of daily functioning.
Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on setting small, achievable goals and building practical steps forward. It can be especially useful when someone wants focused change around career decisions, coaching goals, or short-term life transitions.
Choosing the right approach happens together. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences, and what has worked or not worked in the past. That collaborative process guides whether sessions lean more toward listening and exploration, thought-action work, or solution-focused planning.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief reflections, between-session support, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and different schedules.
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