Works with
- Anger
- LGBT
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Steven
Steven Goe is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience helping people manage stress, anger, grief, and relationship struggles. He creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can say what they really feel and start to make practical changes. Steven focuses on clear, direct conversations and real-world strategies that people can use between sessions.
He often supports people facing major life transitions such as career change, aging, fertility and adoption challenges, and loss.
Background and approach
He also helps with workplace issues, questions about sexuality, and men’s concerns tied to identity and roles. Sessions can include coaching-style work for professionals who want clearer goals and better balance. Steven uses conversational, client-centered methods that follow each person’s pace.
He pairs that with cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thinking and with solution-focused techniques to set small, achievable steps. This mix helps people manage anger, anxiety, low mood, and relationship tensions. Based in California, he brings decades of practice experience to each meeting without overwhelming clients with jargon.
Conversations are practical and grounded in everyday life. The goal is to help people feel more in control and more able to handle challenges as they come. Therapy sessions are offered in English and are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits the client’s calendar.
What Steven works with
Everything Steven lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Steven's practice.
- LGBT
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Sexuality
- Workplace issues
Approaches Steven lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How these approaches work in online sessions
Steven uses client-centered work that focuses on listening closely and following the person’s lead; this approach helps people feel heard and sets the stage for practical change. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is used to spot unhelpful thinking and replace it with clearer, more useful thought patterns that reduce anxiety and anger. Solution-focused therapy helps clients pick small, specific steps to try between sessions so progress can be seen quickly.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. He will talk with clients about their goals and preferences, try techniques that fit those aims, and adjust as needed. The focus stays on what the client wants to change and on methods that feel doable in everyday life.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people maintain eye contact and use visual cues while still meeting from another location. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick reflections, brief coaching, or ongoing support between meetings. Together these options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between sessions.
Questions people ask about Steven
What kinds of concerns does Steven address?
He works with people facing anger, grief, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, workplace stress, and life changes like aging or fertility and adoption issues.
What is his general therapy style?
Sessions are conversational and client-centered, with straightforward, practical guidance and an emphasis on setting achievable steps between meetings.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 30 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns including coaching, spiritual development, and men's issues.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in California and conducts his practice there.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies by location and scheduling; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and clients begin by completing a short matching questionnaire.