About Steven
Steven Cohen is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. He has 14 years of professional experience and offers straightforward guidance that aims to make daily life easier. Steven speaks English and practices from New Jersey.
He uses practical, relationship-focused methods that center on how people connect to others. Sessions are built around each person’s needs and goals. Conversations are direct but respectful, with an emphasis on problem solving and clearer communication.
Background and approach
Steven also brings tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to identify unhelpful thinking and change small patterns that cause big stress. Mindfulness techniques are used to calm the body and focus attention in the moment. These tools are paired with emotionally-focused work when relationship and attachment patterns are part of the concern.
Common topics he addresses include parenting stress, work and career pressure, mood changes, and major life transitions. He also supports people dealing with family of origin concerns, adoption and foster care issues, and questions about commitment and intimacy. He can help when anger, low self-esteem, or identity-related issues interfere with daily life.
Sessions are tailored to each person rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. Steven will listen, offer feedback, and work together with clients to set doable steps. For many people this means shorter-term work on a single problem or longer-term support to change patterns that keep recurring.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Attachment-based work focuses on understanding how past connections shape current relationships. In online sessions that means talking through patterns in relationships and learning new ways to connect and respond. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions; online CBT often includes concrete exercises and short homework to change unhelpful habits and reduce anxiety or low mood. Client-centered therapy centers the person’s own goals and choices, with the therapist listening and reflecting to help clients find their own solutions. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and practical constraints. That may mean blending approaches or trying one method for a few sessions to see how it fits. Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited travel time. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when tone and facial cues matter. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not wanted. Live chat and text-based messaging suit short check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work breaks, childcare routines, or other daily commitments.Frequently asked questions
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English