About Stephen
Stephen Valente is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Colorado who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and ADHD. He speaks plainly and aims to make therapy feel approachable for a worried parent or an overwhelmed adult. Sessions focus on practical steps that can be tried between meetings.
Stephen favors clear, goal-focused work. He blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and client-centered methods to help people notice unhelpful thinking, try small behavior changes, and connect action to values.
Background and approach
Mindfulness practices are used to build calm and focus when needed. Stephen describes his role as a guide rather than an authority. He listens without judgment and helps clients pick strategies that fit their life.
He also uses attachment-based ideas when relationship patterns are part of the problem. He brings five years of clinical experience and the LCSW credential. That background includes work related to foster care, adoption and attachment issues, and supporting adults with intellectual disabilities.
He draws on that experience when clients face parenting, caregiver stress, or family conflict. In sessions, people can expect straightforward feedback, practical homework, and a focus on what they want to change. Stephen aims to be honest and kind, offering challenges in a respectful way to help clients move toward goals.
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. Online ACT can help with anxiety, stress, and life changes by focusing on small, values-based steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking and patterns of behavior by teaching practical skills and experiments you can try between sessions; it is useful for depression, ADHD-related challenges, and worry. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to relationship patterns and how early connections shape current reactions, which can be explored in talk work and role exercises over video or phone.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each client to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences, and life demands. That may mean trying a few techniques and adjusting the plan as progress is seen.
Online formats offer flexibility and different ways to engage. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option or a way to fit therapy into a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging suit short check-ins, quick skill practice, or people who prefer typing to speaking. These options make it easier to build therapy into a busy life and to work on skills consistently.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Intellectual disability
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
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