Therapist profile
Steven Harris, LMSW, LCSW
LCSW - relationships and family concerns
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- Attachment-based work
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Parenting support
About Steven
Steven Harris is an LMSW (licensed master social worker) and LCSW (licensed clinical social worker) with 34 years of clinical experience, licensed in Michigan and Florida. He works with adults facing relationship strain, family and parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, stress, and related challenges.
He focuses on practical, down-to-earth conversations. He treats the person in front of him as the expert on their life and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions tend to be straightforward and goal-minded, with time spent talking through what is happening at home and what a realistic next step could be.
Steven draws on attachment-based and emotionally focused ideas to look at how people connect and respond to one another. He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help with patterns of thinking that increase stress, anxiety, or depression. Mindfulness tools are offered when slowing down bodily or emotional reactions will help a person feel more able to cope.
He has long experience helping people with parenting strain, caregiving stress, grief, addiction concerns, sleep and eating difficulties, chronic illness challenges, and major life transitions. Those issues often overlap, so he helps people sort what matters most now and what can wait.
Sessions are practical and conversational. He aims to identify small experiments clients can try between meetings and to review what did and did not help. People who want direct feedback, strategies, and steady support through life changes may find this approach useful.
How sessions work
How Steven uses approaches online
Steven blends attachment-based ideas, emotionally focused work, and cognitive behavioral techniques in short, plain explanations. Attachment-based work looks at patterns of connection and helps a person notice how past bonding shapes present reactions; it can be useful for relationship and family worries. Emotionally focused ideas focus on identifying and naming emotions and the interaction cycles they create, which can clarify patterns that cause repeated conflict. Cognitive behavioral techniques break down thoughts, feelings, and actions into small parts and test changes with simple experiments to reduce anxiety or low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Steven will talk with a client about goals and preferences, then suggest which methods to try first. That choice is reviewed and adjusted as progress is tracked, so the work stays practical and aligned with what the person needs.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists often adapt exercises and mindfulness practices so they work over distance and around caregiving or work schedules.
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Experience
34+ years
Listed in
Florida, Michigan
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family or parenting concerns does he address?
He works with adults who are dealing with family conflict, parenting strain, family of origin issues, divorce and separation, and caregiving stress.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He uses a practical, conversational approach that treats the client as the expert on their life and focuses on actionable steps and coping strategies.
How much experience does he have working with these issues?
He has 34 years of professional experience, including work with trauma, mood disorders, addictions, grief, and caregiving challenges.
Where is he licensed and practicing?
He holds MI LMSW and FL LCSW credentials and is based in Florida for practice purposes.
Does he offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and he is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working with him?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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