About Stephen
Stephen Schottgen Jr helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure what to do next. He offers calm, straightforward support for stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and struggles with self-esteem. Stephen speaks plainly and aims to make early steps feel manageable for someone under pressure.
He tailors conversations and plans to each person's needs. Sessions focus on practical steps you can try between meetings and on building clearer next moves.
Background and approach
Stephen makes space for hard feelings and helps people sort what matters most right now. Stephen has practiced for 13 years and holds LICSW and LCSW credentials. He has worked with concerns that include addictions, ADHD, bipolar issues, panic, and trauma.
He also helps people facing career stress, relationship challenges, and life transitions. Additional areas Stephen addresses include codependency, coping after disasters, first responder stress, fertility and immigration issues, and concerns around HIV/AIDS. He also supports people dealing with guilt, shame, infidelity, jealousy, and questions of life purpose.
Sessions are offered from Alabama and conducted in English. He provides a direct, empathetic style that aims to reduce overwhelm and make the work feel doable. Many people find having clear next steps and a steady process helpful as they move through difficult periods.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Stephen draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and problem solving. One common approach emphasizes practical coping skills for anxiety and panic - it teaches short exercises and breathing or grounding tools to reduce immediate distress and increase a sense of control. Another approach centers on managing mood and depression by building routines, activity plans, and realistic goals to restore energy and purpose.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they will choose methods and adjust them over time so the plan fits the person’s needs and life.
Online formats include video calls, phone appointments, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit a quick check-in or lower bandwidth situations, and messaging offers brief, ongoing support between appointments. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Mississippi, Alabama
- Languages
- English