About Steven
Steven Robison helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, low self-esteem and big life changes. He presents a calm, straightforward style that aims to make the first step feel less daunting. Steven uses plain language and practical conversation to help people find what works for them.
He trained at The College of Holistic Medicine in Glasgow and holds BACP accreditation, which shows his membership with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
How Steven works
Over seven years he has supported people with motivation, confidence and coping strategies for difficult situations. Steven draws on a mix of approaches in sessions, combining client-centred ways of listening with cognitive behavioural ideas and attention to attachment patterns. Sessions focus on understanding what matters to the individual and trying small, doable changes.
He encourages noticing patterns in thoughts, feelings and relationships and experimenting with alternatives. Practical tools are balanced with reflective discussion. That might mean working on routines to reduce anxiety, exercises to manage urges around addiction, or conversations about boundaries and self-worth.
Steven aims to help people build skills they can use between sessions. He respects each person’s pace and encourages curiosity about how past experiences shape current choices. Steven frames therapy as a collaborative process where the client remains the author of their story, with the counsellor offering support, ideas and steady presence.
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
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based therapy looks at patterns in relationships and how early bonds affect feelings and behaviour; online sessions can help people notice these patterns and try different ways of relating. Client-centred therapy focuses on being heard and understood, with the counsellor following the person’s lead to build self-awareness and confidence; this approach can be effective over video or phone when someone needs a listening space. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful cycles; CBT adapts well to online formats through structured tasks and homework.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Steven will talk through options and try methods that match the person’s goals and preferences. He treats method choice as collaborative and may combine ideas from different approaches as needs become clearer.
Online formats make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that matters, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit during a lunch break, live chat suits quick check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people fit therapy around work, family and mobility needs while keeping the focus on practical progress.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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