Steven Clarke, LMHC

Steven Clarke is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in Florida who focuses on helping people navigate major life changes. He works with concerns like depression, anxiety, stress, relationship issues, and challenges tied to work or parenting. Steven tends to use a straightforward, compassionate style that aims to make progress practical and understandable.

He often helps with transitions such as divorce, midlife shifts, and adjustments to fatherhood. He also addresses grief, addiction concerns, intimacy-related struggles, and LGBT issues. Sessions emphasize clearer communication, identifying values, and building day-to-day coping skills.

Steven blends several evidence-informed approaches to fit each person’s needs. That can mean using client-centered listening to understand what matters most, cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy for managing strong emotions. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are also part of his toolbox when they match the client’s goals.

With nine years of experience, he focuses on practical strategies clients can use between sessions. The work aims to increase resilience and improve how people handle relationships, work stress, and life transitions. Steven emphasizes collaboration so goals and methods are clear from the start.

People interested in working with him should note he practices in Florida and conducts sessions in English. To begin, clients select the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

How his approaches translate to online therapy

Steven commonly uses client-centered therapy, which means listening closely to each person's priorities and shaping sessions around what matters most. This approach helps people clarify their goals and feel heard while they work through relationship and life changes.

He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help identify thinking patterns that fuel anxiety or low mood and replace them with more helpful habits. CBT is useful for day-to-day problems like work stress, worry, or depressive symptoms because it focuses on concrete strategies and practice between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Steven collaborates with clients to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences rather than applying one fixed model. That means sessions can shift over time as priorities change and progress is made.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also make it simpler to combine therapy with work or caregiving responsibilities while still focusing on real-world behavior change and emotional coping strategies.