Stephen Valente
Calm, practical guidance for life transitions
LCSW Colorado
- Experience
- 5 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Stephen
Stephen Valente is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Colorado who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, mood disorders, ADHD, and career or life transitions.
Background and approach
He draws on a practical, problem-focused style that aims to identify unhelpful thinking and build clearer coping skills while also attending to attachment and relational patterns that influence daily life.
His approach blends evidence-informed strategies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with acceptance-oriented and client-centered methods, bringing mindfulness and attachment-based perspectives into sessions when they fit a person’s needs. With five years of post-licensure practice, he emphasizes collaboration: clients set meaningful goals and he offers structured tools and reflections to help reach them.
He works with a range of concerns including adoption and foster care issues, caregiver stress, intellectual disability considerations, men’s midlife struggles, and workplace or financial stress. Stephen aims to offer a respectful, nonjudgmental space where practical skill-building and values-informed exploration coexist.
He encourages people to bring their real-world challenges and priorities, and he pairs concrete techniques with attention to relational dynamics and long-term coping.
Approaches that guide online therapy and support
Stephen often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this approach is practical and commonly applied to anxiety, depression, stress, and workplace or relationship difficulties. He also integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which encourages noticing difficult internal experiences while clarifying personal values and committing to meaningful action. Attachment-Based Therapy appears in his work to explore how early and current relationship patterns shape responses to stress and closeness, useful for relationship strains and family dynamics.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Stephen works collaboratively to tailor methods to a person’s goals, preferences, and life context. He listens to what matters most to the client and combines structured skill-building with reflective, values-oriented work so that therapy fits both immediate needs and longer-term growth.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing for flexible scheduling and easier access from home or work. These formats let clients choose the communication style that suits them best and make it simpler to maintain consistent sessions while balancing daily responsibilities and travel constraints.
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Experience
5+ years
Licensed
Colorado
Languages
English