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Steven Lawrence

Compassionate, practical care for emotional challenges

LCPC Idaho

Experience
6 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Steven

Steven Lawrence is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Idaho who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, trauma, anger, parenting concerns, and mood challenges such as bipolar symptoms.

Background and approach

He brings six years of clinical experience to work with a broad range of emotional and interpersonal difficulties, including attachment and communication problems, codependency, caregiver stress, blended family dynamics, and issues around divorce or fatherhood. His practice emphasizes a respectful, client-centered stance that avoids stigmatizing labels and adapts to each person’s needs.

Steven draws on cognitive behavioral strategies alongside psychodynamic and mindfulness-informed perspectives to explore how past relational patterns and present coping strategies interact with current symptoms. He attends to how the body and emotions communicate distress and helps clients identify practical, moment-to-moment changes as well as deeper patterns that influence behavior.

Steven’s approach is collaborative and consent based, aiming to clarify core dilemmas and support lasting change through tailored interventions. He accepts international clients and offers multiple remote session options to fit varied schedules and preferences.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Care

Steven blends cognitive behavioral methods with client-centered and mindfulness-informed practices to address emotional and interpersonal difficulties. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and testing new ways of responding to reduce anxiety, depression, and anger. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship in which the therapist listens carefully and supports the client's own capacity for growth. Mindfulness Therapy teaches skills to notice and tolerate difficult thoughts and bodily sensations, which can help with stress, trauma reactions, and emotional regulation.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Steven works collaboratively to determine what fits best for each person’s needs, goals, and preferences. He adapts techniques over time, mixing strategies to address immediate concerns and deeper patterns so the plan evolves with the client's progress.

Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for people with busy schedules or distance constraints. These formats allow regular check-ins, skills practice, and targeted interventions without requiring travel, making it easier to maintain continuity of care and try different strategies as circumstances change.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Steven commonly address?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family challenges, trauma and abuse, parenting and anger, and mood concerns such as bipolar symptoms. Additional focuses include attachment issues, codependency, caregiver stress, and blended family problems.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Steven uses a consent-based, client-centered style that combines cognitive behavioral techniques with psychodynamic and mindfulness influences to address both present symptoms and underlying patterns.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has six years of experience working with a variety of emotional and relational issues, including trauma, personality-related concerns, and parenting challenges.
What are his credentials and where is he located?
He holds the LCPC credential with license ID LCPC LCPC-8489 and practices from Idaho.
Can nonlocal or international clients work with him?
Yes, he accepts international clients and provides services across borders when scheduling and licensing allow.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to start working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

Relationship issuesAnger managementBipolar disorder

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

Idaho

Languages

English