Dr. Scott Lovaas
Practical, experienced LCSW for life transitions
LCSW, CSW Virginia
- Experience
- 30 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Career
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Scott
Dr. Scott Lovaas helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, career transitions, addictions, grief, and issues with intimacy and self-esteem.
Background and approach
He also supports those coping with life changes, parenting challenges, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and health-related concerns like cancer or hospice care. Dr.
Lovaas is a licensed clinical social worker with three decades of experience and brings a plainspoken, direct style to sessions. He listens first to understand each person's full situation.
Then he looks at the pieces that influence daily life - work, family history, health, and values - to form a practical plan. He blends different approaches rather than relying on a single method, and he often uses solution-focused steps to help people move forward.
Dr. Lovaas trained in social work and holds the credentials LCSW and CSW.
He has worked in many settings across multiple states and draws on that breadth of experience when shaping care. He describes himself as candid and curious, and he aims to be kind while being straightforward about goals and next steps.
Outside of clinical work he has studied divinity and media, and has traveled widely. Those interests contribute to a creative, flexible outlook in sessions.
He also uses humor and occasional experiential methods to ease tension and open conversation. People who meet with him can expect a collaborative approach that focuses on what matters most to them.
He invites conversation about values, practical changes, and small experiments that can reduce distress and increase meaning.
Approaches and online options that fit your life
Dr. Lovaas commonly uses the Gottman Method to address relationship patterns in plain terms, helping people notice interaction habits and learn practical skills for better communication. He also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers conversations on the person's experience and priorities so the therapist follows the client's lead and reflects what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, appears in his work as a way to identify unhelpful thinking and replace it with small, doable behavior changes that reduce anxiety and improve mood.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. He will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try approaches that match those needs. Adjustments happen over time based on what is working and what is not, so the plan evolves collaboratively.
Online formats include live video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into work and family schedules. Video lets people use visual cues for deeper conversation, phone calls are helpful when bandwidth is limited or during a break at work, and live chat or messaging can be useful for quick check-ins or shorter support between sessions. These options aim to increase flexibility and help people maintain momentum in their work.
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Experience
30+ years
Licensed in
Virginia, Colorado
Languages
English