Stephen Wallace, LPCC

Stephen Wallace is a licensed professional counselor (LPCC) in Ohio who helps people facing major life changes and emotional strain. He focuses on clear, practical support for stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and issues that come up in midlife. His style aims to be steady and respectful as people work through change.

He draws on sixteen years of clinical experience to help people name what feels off and try small, doable steps toward feeling better. Sessions use straightforward conversation, tools to manage difficult thoughts and feelings, and attention to how relationships and personal meaning affect daily life. He also addresses concerns such as addictions, intimacy problems, eating struggles, and parenting stresses.

Stephen describes his work as whole-person in approach. He brings attention to emotional, relational, and spiritual dimensions when those matters are important to the individual. That can include talking about values, life purpose, and faith as part of healing, when a client wants to do that.

Therapeutic methods include client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, existential reflection, and motivational interviewing. These are used to build practical coping, reduce symptoms, and open up new ways of relating to self and others.

People looking to begin are invited to consider what they most want to change and bring that to early sessions. Stephen aims to help clients set clear goals and try manageable steps toward them.

Approaches that translate well to online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening carefully and helping clients feel understood, which creates a foundation for change and for setting realistic goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life transitions. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and support better emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and preferences. Sessions typically begin with practical goals and a plan that can be adjusted as work progresses.

Confirm current session formats before booking, since options are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. It also supports continued work between in-person visits by using exercises and reflections that clients can practice outside sessions.