About Stephen
Stephen Bunnell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Idaho. He focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship struggles, grief, ADHD, and other life challenges. He aims to make sessions straightforward and useful for people who feel overwhelmed.
Stephen bases his work on a warm, nonjudgmental relationship. He pays attention to each person's values and strengths. Together with clients he looks for small, practical steps that fit daily life.
Background and approach
His background includes six years of clinical social work experience in mental and behavioral health settings. He has worked across several states and with issues that include addiction, personality concerns, and housing stress. That range shapes a flexible, down-to-earth approach.
In sessions he blends practical skills and reflective work. He uses techniques that help clients notice what matters to them, handle strong emotions, and change patterns that get in the way. Sessions can focus on coping skills, problem solving, or making sense of difficult life events.
Stephen works with adults who are trying to cope with change, manage symptoms, or rebuild after a setback. He encourages people to draw on personal strengths and daily routines. The aim is to help people feel steadier and more able to handle what comes next.
How Stephen's approaches work in online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take action toward those values even when feelings are strong. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and difficulties that come from avoidance. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on empathetic, nonjudgmental listening and supports people as they find their own solutions and build self-understanding. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers concrete skills for handling intense emotions, improving relationships, and reducing impulsive behaviors.Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the work. Stephen collaborates with each person to choose ideas and tools that match their goals and daily life. He adjusts strategies over time based on what helps most, so therapy is an ongoing conversation about fit and progress.
Online sessions offer flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited travel options. Video calls let conversations feel close to in-person meetings, phone sessions can be a good low-bandwidth choice, and live chat or text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins or moments when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to use therapeutic tools consistently and to work on skills in real time.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Idaho, Utah, Washington, Arizona
- Languages
- English
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