Dr. Scott Anstadt, LCSW, LSCSW
Experienced clinician for everyday parenting challenges
Book with Scott- Years in practice
- 36
- Credentials
- LCSW, LSCSW
- Licensed in
- Arizona, Kansas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Grief
About Scott
Dr. Scott Anstadt is a licensed clinical social worker with 36 years of experience who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, addictions, and parenting challenges. He works in Kansas and offers sessions in English, including to international clients.
He combines direct, practical guidance with a thoughtful, compassionate presence to address day-to-day concerns. Scott favors straightforward conversations that lead to clear next steps. He uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy alongside attachment-based and client-centered ideas.
Background and approach
That mix helps people change unhelpful patterns, notice values that matter, and build more satisfying routines. He often supports people facing big life changes, bereavement, or caregiving and aging questions. He also addresses relationship issues, intimacy concerns, sleep and eating problems, ADHD, mood disorders, and work and career stress.
Sessions can include coaching-style check-ins and skill practice tailored to a person’s daily life. Scott has taught clinical courses at the university level and brings both academic and hands-on experience to sessions. His style aims to be empathic yet direct, helping clients try practical steps between meetings.
He prefers flexible contact patterns when that fits a person’s needs. The online format is part of his practice because it allows for varied session lengths, timing, and strategic contacts. That flexibility is used deliberately to fit therapy into a client’s routines and support steady progress over time.
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
- Addictions
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Scott lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-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 How They Work Online
Dr. Anstadt commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help people shift unhelpful thoughts and build actions that match their values. CBT focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior and testing small changes, which can help with anxiety, mood concerns, and sleep or eating issues. ACT uses mindfulness and values-based exercises to help people accept difficult feelings while moving toward what matters most.Finding the right approach is part of the work. He will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean starting with skill practice from CBT, adding acceptance and values work from ACT, or emphasizing attachment-focused conversations when relationship patterns are central.
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations, phone calls can be a good fit when bandwidth or movement is a factor, and messaging or chat work well for brief check-ins, homework support, or when shorter contacts between sessions are helpful. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules, provide flexible timing, and allow varied contact rhythms to support steady progress.
Questions people ask about Scott
What concerns does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, parenting, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep and eating problems, ADHD, and mood disorders, among other concerns.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His style is empathic and direct, blending practical coaching with thoughtful listening to help people make concrete changes between sessions.
How long has he practiced?
He brings 36 years of clinical and academic experience, including teaching clinical courses at the university level.
What credentials and location are on record?
He is listed as LCSW and LSCSW with practice in Kansas; the credentials shown are AZ LCSW and KS LSCSW.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English, and he is available to work with international clients as well.
Which session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different schedules and preferences.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.
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