Steven Van Schaick
Practical trauma-informed therapy with an action focus
LCSW North Carolina
- Experience
- 10 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Family, Parenting
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Languages
- English
About Steven
Steven Van Schaick is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of experience offering practical, results-focused support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, mood disorders, addiction, and trauma.
Background and approach
He approaches care with a background in residential treatment, in-patient psychiatric settings, and in-home work with high-risk families, and brings experience working directly in challenging environments where timely, hands-on intervention is needed. Steven favors flexible, action-oriented work that balances structured therapy and practical problem solving.
He uses a range of evidence-based methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), DBT skills, motivational interviewing, solution-focused techniques, and trauma-focused work, adapting strategies to each person rather than relying on a single formula.
His practice addresses depression, panic and anxiety, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, self-harm and process addictions, obsessive-compulsive problems, bipolar mood issues, eating concerns, and self-esteem struggles. Clients can expect a clinician who values direct experience, pragmatic pacing, and collaboration.
Steven works from North Carolina and provides services in English, blending therapeutic skill with the perspective gained from years working in high-acuity clinical settings.
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Steven uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and many mood-related difficulties. He also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills when emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness are central concerns, offering practical tools to manage intense feelings and reduce self-harm risk.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to weigh goals, symptoms, and preferences and may combine techniques from CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing, solution-focused work, or trauma-focused therapy as appropriate. That collaborative planning helps tailor pace and emphasis so treatment fits the client's life and objectives.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which can make scheduling easier and allow continuity of care when attending in-person appointments is difficult. These formats provide flexibility to meet people where they are and support steady progress through a mix of real-time sessions and messaging between appointments.
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Experience
10+ years
Licensed
North Carolina
Languages
English