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Online therapist

Steven Hahne

Healing with practical, steady guidance

Credentials
LPC
Experience
3 years
Licensed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Steven

Steven Hahne is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri. He supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, depression, and issues around self-esteem and motivation. He also addresses concerns like parenting, grief, intimacy-related problems, addictions, sleep troubles, and career transitions.

Steven takes a direct and respectful approach when someone first reaches out. He meets people where they are and focuses on clear, practical steps to make everyday life more manageable.

Background and approach

Steven uses evidence-based methods to guide sessions. He blends cognitive behavioral approaches with mindfulness and trauma-focused techniques to help people change unhelpful thoughts, manage strong emotions, and reduce reactivity after difficult experiences. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with room to practice new skills between meetings.

The therapist adapts plans to each person’s needs instead of following a rigid formula. With three years of formal experience as an LPC, Steven draws on earlier professional roles to shape his work. He emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and straightforward feedback.

That means clients can expect a calm, steady presence and clear suggestions for next steps. Practical matters are part of the process too. Steven offers sessions in a variety of online formats and works with people in English.

He accepts international clients and uses a subscription model for scheduling and payment. Taking the first step can feel hard. Steven encourages small, doable changes and stays focused on what matters most to each person.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Steven commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and trauma-focused therapy in online sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, or panic. Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on processing painful memories and reducing their hold on daily life, which can be helpful after abuse, assault, or other traumatic events.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences, and then recommend a path to try. That plan can change as progress is made, and decisions about methods remain collaborative between therapist and client.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which create options for busy schedules and different comfort levels. These formats make it easier to keep continuity when life gets hectic, to fit sessions around parenting or work, and to use brief check-ins or longer meetings as needed.

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.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Trauma-Focused Therapy

Work that takes difficult past experience into account and moves at a pace you set, with attention to feeling steady before anything else. Being in your own space can make that easier for some people.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Steven focus on?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, addictions, parenting, grief, sleep problems, career concerns, and related areas.
What is his style in sessions?
Sessions are straightforward and respectful. He aims for practical steps and clear conversation rather than long lectures.
What background does he bring to therapy?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor with three years of experience and earlier professional work that informs his practical approach to care.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
He holds the LPC credential with license MO LPC 2013026573 and practices from Missouri.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How do costs and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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