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Steve Scarborough, LPC

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationMissouri
  • Focus areasAddictions, Relationship, and Self esteem
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Steve

Steve Scarborough is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Missouri who works with people facing a wide range of concerns, including addictions, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, and career transitions.

Background and approach

He combines evidence-informed methods to help clients address self-esteem, stress, bipolar symptoms, ADHD-related struggles, and burnout such as compassion fatigue. With ten years of clinical experience, Scarborough draws from multiple therapeutic traditions to tailor support to each person’s needs.

His work integrates Internal Family Systems ideas alongside cognitive and acceptance-oriented approaches, attachment-focused strategies, and client-centered principles to build insight, regulate emotions, and improve communication patterns. He also addresses specific patterns like abandonment, codependency, impulsivity, control issues, and family-of-origin concerns.

Steve emphasizes practical, goal-oriented collaboration that balances emotional exploration with skills-based strategies. He offers online session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Prospective clients in Missouri can begin by completing a brief matching questionnaire and scheduling according to availability.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Internal Family Systems (IFS) invites clients to explore inner parts and the relationships among them, helping people separate from reactive parts to access more grounded, compassionate perspectives; this can support work on trauma, shame, and impulsivity. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values, accepting difficult thoughts and feelings, and committing to actions aligned with what matters, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. Attachment-Based Therapy attends to relational patterns and early bonds to improve current communication and trust, making it helpful for intimacy, family-of-origin issues, and relationship struggles.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process: the therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and life circumstances to tailor methods that fit each client. Over time techniques may be combined or adjusted so the plan stays aligned with progress and changing needs.

Online therapy with this practitioner is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to enhance flexibility and access. These formats allow clients to engage from different settings and to choose a rhythm that fits their schedule while maintaining continuity of care across life changes. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, skills training, and reflective work to each of these formats so therapeutic momentum is preserved without requiring in-person attendance.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does he address?
He works with a broad range of issues including addictions, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting and career concerns, as well as ADHD and bipolar-related challenges.
What is his general therapeutic style?
His approach blends collaborative, client-centered work with skills training and insight-oriented techniques to help clients build coping strategies and deepen self-understanding.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He brings ten years of experience in clinical practice, applying multiple evidence-informed methods across a variety of presenting concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is an LPC working in Missouri and holds the license MO LPC 2018025879.
Does he offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English and he is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should someone do to begin working with him?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to his availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsRelationship issuesSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisNarcissismPersonality disordersSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Missouri

Languages

English