About Steven
Steven "Steve" Allen helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, career questions, grief, and addiction-related struggles. He uses a practical, down-to-earth style to help people manage life changes and rebuild after trauma or abuse. Steve holds an LICSW and brings about ten years of clinical experience to his work in Minnesota.
He earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a second master’s in Ethics from the University of Chicago.
How Steven works
Those degrees shape a thoughtful approach to difficult decisions and moral stress. He has spent a decade working with people dealing with mood disorders, compassion fatigue, and the aftermath of sexual assault and abuse. Steve’s manner is warm, interactive, and approachable.
Sessions focus on noticing patterns, building practical tools, and testing new ways of coping. He aims to help people recognize strengths they already have while addressing communication, control, and family of origin issues. Therapy with him often includes straightforward coaching on workplace stress, intimacy-related concerns, and issues around sexuality and infidelity.
He also helps with anger, low self-esteem, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose. His goal is to leave people with usable strategies for day-to-day life. He works collaboratively to understand each person’s situation and preferences.
Steve emphasizes respect and support while helping people practice skills between sessions. He invites people to take the next step toward change.
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
- Relationship issues
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
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Online support options
Practical approaches for online care
Steven uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to the person in front of him. One common approach focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful patterns in thinking and behavior, teaching concrete skills for managing anxiety, mood problems, and unhealthy coping. Another approach centers on processing past trauma and abuse in a paced way so people can reduce distress and regain control over daily life.He treats choosing a method as a shared process. The therapist will review your concerns, goals, and what feels most comfortable, and then recommend an approach to try first. You can adjust the plan as progress is made or as new needs appear, and Steve aims to make those choices together with you.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video works well for deeper conversational work, phone helps when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a quick check-in, and messaging supports short updates or coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work and family life.
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