- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW
- Licensed in
- Virginia, Colorado
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Career difficulties
About Scott
Dr. Scott Lovaas helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, parenting challenges, addictions, grief, and life transitions. He also supports people facing career strain, sleep problems, self-esteem issues, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and intimacy-related worries.
Scott brings a direct but kind style to sessions and focuses on practical ways forward. He uses deep listening first to understand each person's whole situation. Then he blends different therapy approaches to match what the person needs.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to be candid and solution-focused, with curiosity and gratitude as guiding tones. Scott holds three advanced degrees, including a degree in social work. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, with LCSW credentials in Colorado and Virginia.
He has three decades of clinical experience working in many settings across the United States. Outside of clinical work he has diverse interests that shape his perspective. He has traveled widely, has five grown daughters, and leads laughing yoga sessions as a certified Laughing Yoga instructor.
These life experiences feed into how he thinks about care and creativity in therapy. His background and approach aim to combine straightforward conversation with practical tools. He is comfortable mixing Client-Centered, Cognitive Behavioral, existential, psychodynamic, and relationship-focused ideas to address real problems.
He welcomes a conversation about your situation and what you hope to change.
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
- Relationship issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Scott lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Psychodynamic 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 Scott’s approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and following what matters most to the person. Online sessions allow this focus to continue through conversation and reflective questions that help surface priorities and values.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) works by identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing practical behavior changes. In remote sessions CBT often uses brief homework, thought logs, and step-by-step plans that can be reviewed during video or messaging check-ins.
Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice, and life transitions. That approach can help when people are facing big questions about purpose, loss, or change and want space to think them through with a therapist.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your goals and suggest which methods to try, and you will revisit fit as therapy progresses in a collaborative way.
Online formats offer flexibility for different needs. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or tracking progress between longer sessions.
Questions people ask about Scott
What concerns does he address?
He works with stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting concerns along with grief, addictions, sleep problems, self-esteem, ADHD, and career or life transitions.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His style is direct and candid while staying kind and curious. He starts with deep listening and moves to practical, solution-focused steps.
How much experience does he have?
He brings 30 years of experience in a variety of clinical settings across 13 states.
What credentials and region are listed?
He holds the credentials LCSW and CSW, with CO LCSW and VA LCSW credentials, and is based in Virginia.
In which language(s) are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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