About Scott
Dr. Scott Lovaas helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, career questions, grief, addiction, and life changes. He also supports those dealing with trauma, parenting challenges, sleep problems, self-esteem concerns, and issues related to aging and caregiving.
He presents as direct and candid while staying curious and kind during conversations. He begins by listening closely to understand the whole situation. He looks at how different parts of a person’s life fit together rather than focusing on a single symptom.
Background and approach
Conversations are practical and goal-oriented, with attention to what will help day to day. Scott holds three advanced degrees, including training in social work; he is listed as LCSW, CSW. He has about 30 years of experience and has worked in many settings across multiple states.
Those varied roles shaped a flexible approach that borrows ideas from several therapy methods. Outside of work he has five grown daughters and a strong interest in travel, having visited over 80 countries. He also teaches Laughing Yoga and brings creativity into sessions when appropriate.
These life experiences inform how he connects with people and the strategies he offers. He invites people to talk through their journey and practical concerns. Initial conversations focus on what matters most to the person and what changes feel achievable.
From there he and the client decide on steps to try and track progress over time.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s experience. It helps people feel heard and guides conversations toward goals they value. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills for managing anxiety, sleep problems, and mood. Existential Therapy addresses questions about meaning, purpose, and change, which can be useful when people feel stuck or face major life transitions.Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as things change, keeping the process collaborative and goal-focused.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video is useful when nonverbal cues matter, phone calls work well when lower bandwidth or hands-free conversation is needed, and chat or messaging can suit brief check-ins or reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, travel, or varied schedules while still allowing regular progress checks.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Career difficulties
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Virginia, Colorado
- Languages
- English