- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Steve
Steve Scarborough is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri who helps people facing parenting stress, relationship strain, anxiety, and addiction concerns. He uses practical talk and focused strategies to help clients manage mood, cope with major life changes, and navigate grief or trauma. Steve writes simply and directly to keep conversations clear and useful for busy parents.
With ten years of clinical experience, Steve draws from several well-known therapeutic approaches.
Background and approach
He blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based ideas, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to match what each person needs. Sessions focus on skills you can use between appointments, such as emotion regulation, communication techniques, and behavior changes that support healthier routines. Steve pays attention to how early relationships shape current patterns.
He helps people identify attachment dynamics and break cycles that affect parenting, intimacy, and trust. Work often includes problem-solving around family roles, fatherhood concerns, or caregiver stress while addressing underlying feelings like shame or abandonment. Practical tools are central to his style.
Expect clear goals, regular check-ins, and an emphasis on small, sustainable changes. Steve also uses coaching elements when clients want actionable steps for work, recovery, or life transitions. Sessions are offered in English and conducted online through video, phone, chat, or text messaging.
People outside the United States are not accepted. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling based on therapist availability.
What Steve works with
Everything Steve lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Steve helps people with.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Steve lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- 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 care
Steve frequently uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck and then take actions that match their values. This approach can help with anxiety, depression, and navigating big life changes.He also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to examine how early relationship patterns affect current connections. That work is useful for improving trust, intimacy-related issues, and communication in close relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and adjusts the plan as needs change. Clients help set goals and pick the skills they want to build.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide practical flexibility. Video lets you see nonverbal cues during deeper sessions, phone can be useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat or text messaging can work well for quick check-ins or when a shorter touchpoint is needed. These options make it easier to schedule care around work, childcare, or other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Steve
What concerns does he address related to parenting?
He helps with parenting stress, fatherhood issues, communication problems, and the emotional impact of family roles.
How does he approach therapy in sessions?
Sessions emphasize clear goals and practical skills such as emotion regulation, communication techniques, and behavior change exercises you can use between meetings.
What is his professional background?
He has ten years of clinical experience offering counseling that integrates several therapeutic approaches to address mood, addiction, trauma, and relationship concerns.
Where is this therapist licensed and located?
The therapist practices in Missouri and holds the credential Licensed Professional Counselor, abbreviated LPC.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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