Steven Shampain
Compassionate, insight-driven cognitive behavioral therapist
LPC, LMHC Tennessee
- Experience
- 10 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Relationship
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Steven
Steven Shampain blends cognitive behavioral techniques with insight-oriented work to help clients explore the reasons behind their thoughts and behaviors and develop practical ways to move forward.
Background and approach
He brings a hope-oriented, forward-looking focus that emphasizes personal agency, resilience, and concrete strategies for managing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship challenges, and life transitions. Steven frames therapy as a collaborative process where understanding the "why" opens the door to sustainable change.
He values diversity, equality, and inclusion and makes space for open expression about difficult topics, including religion and politics when those areas affect well-being. Steven says he can share personal experiences when it helps build trust and empathy, and he approaches sessions without judgment while offering guidance toward clients' goals.
With ten years of clinical experience and credentials as an LPC and an LMHC, he practices from Tennessee and works with a range of concerns including LGBT issues, grief, parenting, anger, self-esteem, career questions, ADHD, codependency, and substance-related problems.
Prospective clients who are ready to take a first step can expect a supportive setting that balances exploration with active skill-building to foster growth and improved coping.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Steven integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into online work to combine practical skill-building with values-guided change. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and developing new behavioral strategies to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and problematic coping. ACT emphasizes noticing thoughts and emotions while clarifying personal values and taking committed action toward a meaningful life.He also draws on client-centered principles that prioritize empathy, active listening, and collaboration so clients feel heard while working toward goals. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist will work with each person to determine what methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences in a collaborative way.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible and accessible for varying schedules and comfort levels. These options allow people to engage in insight-driven and skills-focused therapy from different locations while maintaining a consistent treatment plan and ongoing collaboration with a licensed professional.
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Experience
10+ years
Licensed
Tennessee, Washington
Languages
English