- Years in practice
- 37
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Texas, Utah
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Grief
About Scott
Scott Persinger is a licensed clinical social worker with 37 years of experience who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, and parenting concerns. He uses a straightforward, respectful approach and aims to build dignity and hope in each person he sees. Scott invites callers to use his preferred name and appreciates the courage it takes to reach out for help.
Scott focuses on listening first and adapting to what works best for each person.
Background and approach
He emphasizes empathy, kindness, and a nonjudgmental attitude. He often shares educational materials and encourages journaling between sessions to give conversations more direction. He describes therapy as a process with twists and turns.
Sessions look at thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and include practical steps clients can try between visits. Scott encourages social support and regular interaction with others as part of healing. Scott notes that some of his perspective comes from living with chronic low vision, which shaped how he notices and responds to other people's distress.
That lived experience informs his patience and willingness to adapt methods to fit a client's life. Scott offers a mix of conversational listening and structured tools aimed at improving sleep, coping with life changes, managing anger, and addressing relationship or intimacy-related issues. He presents care in plain language and works to strengthen each person's sense of self and resources.
What Scott works with
Everything Scott lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Scott helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Scott lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions that fit your life
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on respectful, empathetic listening and putting the client's needs at the center of sessions. It helps when someone needs acceptance and a chance to explore feelings at their own pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence mood and sleep and offers simple exercises to try between sessions to reduce anxiety or improve coping.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Scott collaborates with clients to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. He may start with listening and then suggest CBT tools, mindfulness practices, or emotionally-focused strategies depending on what feels most useful.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer sessions and deeper conversation, phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat lets people check in quickly, and messaging supports brief updates or journaling between visits. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family and work schedules.
Questions people ask about Scott
What kinds of concerns does Scott help with?
Scott supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, parenting concerns, trauma and many related issues such as anger, self-esteem, career stress, and ADHD.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
His style is warm, nonjudgmental, and adaptable. He listens first, offers empathy, and combines conversation with practical steps and educational material.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Scott brings 37 years of experience as a clinician. That background shapes his approach to long-term and immediate concerns.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He holds the credential LCSW and is licensed in Texas and Utah, with practice based in Texas.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Scott offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should I take to begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on therapist availability.
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