Steven Van Schaick, LCSW

Steven Van Schaick is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of hands-on experience. He focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, and the ripple effects these challenges bring to daily life. He favors direct, practical work rather than long, drawn-out approaches.

He built his practice around in-the-field care, working in residential treatment, in-patient psychiatric settings, and providing in-home counseling for high-risk families. That background shaped a fast-paced, action-oriented style for people who need immediate, usable skills. He often helps with parenting strain, family conflict, anger, relationship issues, eating concerns, and coping with big life changes.

Steven uses a mix of approaches to meet each person where they are. He draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy as tools rather than fixed rules. He believes healing looks different for everyone and adapts methods to fit the situation.

In sessions he balances practical skill-building with attention to patterns that keep problems going. That might mean identifying triggers, practicing emotion regulation tools, or working through traumatic memories when the client is ready. He emphasizes real-world application so change carries over into everyday life.

Steven describes his work as collaborative and grounded in lived experience. He aims to help people regain balance, strengthen coping skills, and reclaim control over their thoughts and behaviors. His approach is straightforward, goal-focused, and informed by years of field work.

How these approaches guide online therapy

Steven commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy in his work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and shifting behaviors through practical exercises, which helps with anxiety, depression, panic, and obsessive thinking. Trauma-Focused Therapy centers on processing traumatic memories and building safety and coping skills to reduce post-traumatic stress and related symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. He collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. That may mean starting with short skill sessions, then moving to deeper trauma processing when the client is ready.

Because the original biography does not specify session formats, confirm current online options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and let people use tools and exercises between meetings. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and coping plans to everyday routines so progress continues outside the session.