Stephen Valente, LCSW - Therapist in Colorado

About Stephen

Stephen Valente is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, relationship strain, and changes in mood. He writes plainly and listens closely to what matters to each person. Stephen uses practical tools to address everyday problems and feels comfortable guiding people through difficult moments like trauma or major life changes.

He draws on several proven methods including cognitive behavioral strategies and acceptance-based ideas. Sessions tend to focus on clearer thinking, shifting unhelpful patterns, and building small habits that make daily life easier.

Background and approach

Stephen aims to be straightforward, respectful, and steady during the work. With five years of clinical experience, he brings experience helping people facing adoption and foster care questions, attachment issues, caregiving stress, and challenges tied to intellectual disability. His background also includes supporting men through midlife concerns and assisting people with workplace or money-related worries.

Stephen prefers a collaborative approach. He treats each person as the expert on their life and works together to set clear goals. He may offer exercises, thought records, or mindfulness practices to try between sessions.

Sessions are offered in English and take place with a focus on practical, doable changes. Stephen is based in Colorado and maintains a professional, nonjudgmental manner. He aims to make therapy feel like a steady partnership toward manageable progress.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck and to act toward what matters to them. It can help when anxiety, depression, or life transitions make choices feel overwhelming. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying different behaviors to see what changes. It is useful for stress, mood challenges, and many everyday problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and can be helpful for people worried about connection, parenting, or repeated relationship conflicts.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Stephen will talk with each person about goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust plans together. This collaborative process helps pick techniques that feel useful and realistic for home life and parenting demands.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation from home, phone sessions work when video is not possible, and live chat or text messaging provide short, on-the-go contact between appointments. These options support flexibility and let people use the format that best matches their daily routine and comfort.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Stephen address?

He works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting, family matters, self-esteem, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD and related life changes.

How would he describe his therapy style?

Stephen is direct and respectful. He focuses on practical steps, listening first, then offering tools like thought records or mindfulness exercises.

What is his training and experience?

He holds the LCSW credential and has five years of experience in clinical practice working with a range of concerns and settings.

Where is Stephen licensed and located?

He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, CO LCSW 00001789, and practices in Colorado.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with him?

Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 5 years
Licensed: Colorado
Languages: English

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