Stephen Garman
Hopeful, practical therapy for parents and individuals
- Credentials
- LCPC, LPC
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed in
- Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Stephen
Stephen Garman is a licensed counselor who uses a warm, interactive style to help parents and individuals facing everyday struggles. He draws on practical therapies to address stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, addiction, and sleep problems. Stephen speaks plainly and works alongside clients to set doable goals.
He is licensed as an LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) and an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) and practices in Missouri. Stephen has three years of clinical experience across crisis settings, substance use work, and pastoral counseling.
Background and approach
That background informs how he responds to people who have endured physical trauma or emotional abuse. He also supports those coping with grief, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and major life changes. In sessions he blends client-centered listening with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
This means conversations focus on the client’s priorities while introducing skill-based tools to change unhelpful thoughts and manage intense emotions. Sessions often include practical steps for sleep, motivation, and daily routines. Stephen adapts his approach to each person’s needs and personality.
He emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while offering straightforward coaching to move forward. Parents visiting the profile will find clear focus on parenting and family concerns among his areas of work. For those ready to begin, he outlines next steps and works with clients to build realistic plans.
The tone in his practice is supportive and goal-focused, aimed at helping people feel more in control of their lives.
Approaches that translate to online support
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. The therapist follows the client’s lead, offers empathy, and helps people explore what matters most to them. This approach can help anyone who needs a calm, respectful space to talk through parenting and life stresses.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It breaks problems into manageable steps and offers exercises people can practice between sessions to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or handle mood shifts.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, helps with emotion regulation and impulsive reactions. It provides concrete skills for managing intense feelings and improving communication, which can be useful for people dealing with anger, relationship strain, or addiction-related challenges.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative mindset aims to match tools to the issues a parent or individual brings to therapy.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy family schedule and to follow up between meetings. Many people find that having multiple formats helps maintain momentum and apply new skills in daily life.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas
- Languages
- English
Next step
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