Stephen Wallace

Stephen Wallace is an Ohio-based licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) with 16 years of experience. He helps people who are facing grief, anxiety, depression, and hard life changes. He also supports those dealing with relationship strain, addictions, parenting stress, and compassion fatigue.

Stephen uses a straightforward, person-focused style. Sessions tend to center on what matters most to the individual and practical steps that can be tried between meetings. He draws on therapies that emphasize understanding the person, noticing patterns of thought and behavior, and building motivation for change.

Clients who bring questions about attachment, abandonment, or fatherhood issues will find attention to relational history and current patterns. He also works with people facing aging and geriatric concerns, eating and food-related issues, anger, and challenges around self-esteem and purpose. The work can include managing career strain, communication problems, and difficulties after divorce or separation.

Stephen integrates a Christian perspective alongside clinical methods when clients want that included. The emphasis is on exploring values, meaning, and practical coping skills rather than prescribed outcomes. He aims to help people develop clearer goals and realistic next steps.

To begin, he asks about a person’s current struggles and what matters most to them. From there he and the client shape a plan that fits the client’s life and goals.

Approaches and how online sessions can help

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding the person’s experience and priorities, creating space to talk through what matters and to set personally meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches straightforward skills to change those patterns over time. Motivational Interviewing helps someone clarify what they want to change and builds motivation for taking small, achievable steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That process can include trying different techniques and adjusting the plan as progress is made.

Because the profile does not list specific session formats, confirm available online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins on tough days, or reduce travel time. It also supports continuity of care when schedules change, while the therapist and client work together to shape a pace and structure that fit everyday life.