Stephen Garman, LCPC, LPC

Stephen Garman is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with three years of experience. He works with adults on common concerns such as anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship stress, parenting challenges, grief, trauma and sleep problems. He also lists codependency among his focus areas and helps people dealing with impulsivity, low self-esteem, career strain, and compassion fatigue.

Stephen keeps sessions conversational and direct. He uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen and understand what matters most to each person. He also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thought patterns and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for managing strong emotions and improving regulation.

In practical terms he has experience in crisis settings and working with substance use issues. He has supported people who have faced physical trauma or emotional abuse. He also has background with pastoral counseling and has worked across a range of life stages and concerns.

Sessions tend to focus on clear goals and usable tools. That can mean learning new coping skills, rehearsing boundary-setting, planning sleep strategies, or changing thought patterns that feed anxiety or low mood. He talks with people about next steps and what practices they can try between sessions.

People can expect straightforward conversation that centers the problems they name. Stephen draws from several therapeutic approaches to match what a person needs in the moment and over time.

How his approaches translate to online sessions