- Years in practice
- 8
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Steven
Steven Taylor is a licensed professional counselor in Missouri who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, parenting strain, and trauma. He works with those facing relationship and intimacy issues, grief, mood changes, and questions about identity and self-worth. Steven speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions.
He takes a respectful, sensitive approach and tailors conversations to each person's situation. Sessions aim to clarify small, concrete goals and build coping skills that fit day-to-day life.
Background and approach
Progress is paced to match what a client can try and sustain. Steven draws from client-centered therapy to keep the person's goals central. He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and DBT strategies to manage strong emotions.
For trauma-related concerns he may integrate EMDR and mindfulness-based tools when appropriate. Over eight years of work have included helping people cope with grief, career stress, chronic health challenges, and complicated family dynamics. He also supports clients dealing with ADHD, compassion fatigue, codependency, and blended family issues.
Steven emphasizes collaboration and practical problem solving. The first sessions focus on understanding current struggles and setting short-term goals. From there he and the client plan steps that fit their routine.
The aim is to make therapy feel doable while addressing the issues that matter most.
What Steven works with
Everything Steven lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Steven helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- 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
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Steven lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy keeps the conversation focused on the person's priorities and strengths. Online sessions using this approach let the therapist follow what matters most to the client and adjust pacing and goals as needed.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice thinking patterns and try different behaviors. Delivered by video, phone, or messaging, CBT breaks problems into small steps and provides exercises clients can practice between contacts to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or manage mood.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. These skills work well in brief check-ins by text or longer video sessions when someone needs coaching on handling intense feelings or relationship stress.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options and tailor methods to a client's goals, needs, and comfort with different formats. That means trying strategies together and adjusting based on what helps most.
Online therapy with this practice uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit various routines. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skills practice, phone calls can be a lower-bandwidth option, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection. These formats make it easier to work on parenting stress, coping skills, or trauma-related symptoms without rearranging a whole day.
Questions people ask about Steven
What concerns does Steven commonly address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, mood concerns like depression and bipolar, and related challenges such as self-esteem and sleep problems.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He keeps sessions straightforward and practical, centering the client's goals. Conversations focus on clear steps, skill-building, and what someone can try between appointments.
What is his professional background?
He has eight years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including family conflict, trauma, and addiction. His work emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and collaboration.
What credentials and location does he hold?
He holds an LPC credential - Licensed Professional Counselor - in Missouri and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. He is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for online work?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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