- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Grief
About Velma
Velma Stevens is a Florida licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, addictions, and relationship concerns. Her tone is respectful and compassionate as she helps clients take practical steps toward stronger coping.
She shapes conversations to each person’s needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan. Sessions are a mix of listening, gentle challenge, and skills practice. That might look like spotting unhelpful thinking patterns, trying a small behavioral change, or mapping how past stories influence current choices.
Background and approach
Velma draws on client-centered approaches that prioritize the person’s goals. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to address thought and behavior cycles. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about change.
Parents who are juggling stress, caregiving, or life transitions will find practical suggestions and straightforward problem solving. She also works with people facing chronic illness, end-of-life questions, multicultural concerns, and career or identity struggles. Conversations are plainspoken and focused on what will actually help day to day.
Velma aims to build realistic plans clients can use between sessions. She supports each person as they try out new ways of coping and relating. Over time her approach centers on small, achievable steps that add up.
She helps people weigh options, set priorities, and move toward clearer values and healthier routines.
What Velma works with
Everything Velma lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Velma helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Anger management
- Depression
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Approaches Velma lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-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 her approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s lead. In practice she creates space to understand what matters to you and helps set goals that fit your life. This approach is useful for people who want a supportive space to sort through feelings and decisions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions connect. In sessions she helps identify patterns, try small experiments, and build new routines that ease anxiety or low mood. Motivational Interviewing is used when someone feels unsure about change; it helps clarify motivations and move toward realistic next steps.
Choosing the right approach is a joint process. She will work with clients to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and may combine approaches as progress is made. The plan evolves based on what works for the individual.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets you see nonverbal cues during deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be simpler when lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for quick check-ins, brief reflections, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it straightforward to fit therapy into a busy life and keep work moving between sessions.
Questions people ask about Velma
What issues does Velma commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, parenting concerns, self-esteem, career transitions, and compassion fatigue among other topics.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends respectful listening with practical problem solving. Conversations aim to identify concrete steps and skills to try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of professional experience as a clinician in Florida.
What are her professional credentials and location?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, licensed in Florida and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.
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