Steven Gares, LPC

Steven Gares is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 12 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, eating struggles, and depression. He focuses on meeting people where they are and helping them take practical steps forward. He encourages small, manageable changes and respects each person's own knowledge of their life.

Steven uses a mix of approaches to fit each person's needs. He often draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. He also uses client-centered methods to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space and emotionally focused ideas when relationships and feelings are central to the work.

In sessions he listens to what matters most and helps craft clear, achievable goals. That may include skills for managing anxiety, plans for improving sleep or eating patterns, or steps to cope with grief and life transitions. He also addresses addictive behaviors, anger, self-esteem, and career or parenting stress.

Steven has worked with issues ranging from blended family dynamics and communication problems to body image, codependency, and recovery from loss. He offers guidance around divorce and separation, fatherhood concerns, hoarding, and end-of-life or hospice-related counseling.

Sessions are held in English and are available to people in Texas and internationally. He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so clients can choose what fits their schedule and needs.

How Steven’s Approaches Work Online

Steven often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify and change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is practical and goal-focused, useful for anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties, and many everyday struggles.

He also uses client-centered methods which prioritize listening, understanding, and collaboration. That approach helps people feel heard while they decide what changes to try. Emotionally focused ideas are used when relationship or attachment issues are central, helping people notice and name emotions and improve how they connect with others.

Steven treats choice of approach as a conversation. He will work with each person to find the best fit based on needs, goals, and how they prefer to work. That may mean starting with skill-building, shifting to trauma-focused work, or combining methods over time.

Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging makes therapy easier to fit into busy lives. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited or to fit a break at work. Live chat and messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing support between sessions. These options give flexibility for scheduling and for the pace of work someone wants.