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Steve Scarborough

Compassionate counselor focused on practical change

LPC Missouri

Experience
10 years in practice
Focus areas
Addictions, Relationship, Self esteem
Approaches
Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English

About Steve

Steve Scarborough is a Licensed Professional Counselor with ten years of experience. He helps people facing addiction, anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship or intimacy concerns.

Background and approach

Steve also supports people coping with grief, trauma, parenting strain, career questions, and issues with self-esteem or impulse control. Steve uses straightforward conversation and practical skills in sessions.

He blends approaches to match what each person needs and focuses on clear strategies they can try between meetings. His style is down-to-earth and goal oriented, with attention to emotions and patterns that keep problems repeating.

In therapy he leans on methods that include the Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy along with cognitive-behavioral ideas. Those approaches help people improve communication, clarify values, manage distressing thoughts, and rebuild trust in relationships.

Steve explains steps plainly and invites clients to test what works for them. Steve trained and practiced in Missouri and is credentialed as an LPC, which means he completed graduate-level training and state licensure for counseling.

He has a decade of hands-on work with assessments, counseling sessions, and recovery-focused care. People seeking practical tools, steady guidance, and help sorting complicated feelings often find his approach useful.

He aims to create a clear plan, track progress, and adjust methods when needed so clients can move forward at a realistic pace.

How online approaches shape therapy and progress

Steve often combines the Gottman Method and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to guide online work. The Gottman Method focuses on improving communication, reducing harmful patterns, and rebuilding trust in close relationships through practical exercises and conversation. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify their values, and take small committed steps toward a life that matters to them.

Finding the right approach is part of sessions. He will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made, so therapy fits the person's needs rather than forcing a single technique.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to stay connected. Video calls let people work face to face from different places, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day, and live chat or text messaging are useful for brief check-ins or when writing helps express thoughts. These options help people keep steady momentum while juggling work, family, and other commitments.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Steve commonly address?
He works with addictions, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma and related problems such as ADHD, bipolar, and caregiving stress.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Sessions are practical and conversational with an emphasis on skills people can use between meetings. He balances emotional insight with step-by-step strategies.
How much experience does he have?
Steve has ten years of clinical experience working in counseling and recovery settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is an LPC, a Licensed Professional Counselor, and practices in Missouri.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Licensed in

Missouri

Languages

English