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Stephen Garman, LPC

Experienced mental health professional

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

At a glance

Stephen is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

5.0 stars
Clients are very satisfied with Stephen. View 57 reviews
Great news, Stephen is accepting new clients!
He is normally fully-booked.
Speaks English
Offers Telehealth visits
Licensed in Missouri, Oklahoma, and 1 more

Recent reviews

Stephen has been a positive figure in my life. He has been instrumental to the progress I have made in my progress.

Reviewed November 2024

At age 65, I have finally found someone who "sees" me. I feel real peace in having him to talk to.

Reviewed November 2024

More about Stephen

  • 3 years' experience
  • Male
  • LPC, LCPC

Hello, name is Steve. I am a professional liscensed counselor. I have worked with all ages. I have worked in crisis and with substance abuse. I have also worked with pastoral counseling. . My expertise includes dealing with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, motivational counseling, and specific teen issues. I also help many people who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse.

My therapy style is warm and interactive. I believe in treating you with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. My approach combines many counseling approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Reality therapy, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique, specific needs and personality.

I believe you have the innate ability to rise above your problems. I am here as a coach to take you from where you are in life to where you want to be. I believe that in order to be truly healed and healthy we all need an approach that heals us emotionally, physically, and spiritually. My compassionate, positive, and personal approach will make you feel comfortable and in control.

It takes courage to seek a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards change. If you are ready to take that step, I am here to support and empower you.

I look forward to working with you!

Specialties

Stress Anxiety Addictions Relationship issues Family conflicts Depression Trauma and abuse Grief Sleeping disorders Parenting issues Anger management Self esteem Career difficulties Bipolar disorder Coping with life changes Compassion fatigue ADHD

Treatment Approaches

  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Licenses

Stephen Garman's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598422115.

  • LPC · Missouri · 2018034146 · Expires June 2025
  • LPC · Oklahoma · 11024 · Expires June 2025
  • LCPC · Kansas · LCPC 03589 · Expires November 2025

About online counseling

Affordable.
Pay a low flat fee.
Convenient.
Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
Available now.
There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.

Online counseling allows you to receive care from a mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Reviews for Stephen Garman

All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.

Overall rating:

5.0

57 reviews

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Clients mention: Great Helpful Recommend Anxiety Helped Knowledgeable Listens Understanding Caring Great listener

Stephen has been a positive figure in my life. He has been instrumental to the progress I have made in my progress.

Reviewed November 2024

At age 65, I have finally found someone who "sees" me. I feel real peace in having him to talk to.

Reviewed November 2024

Stephen is very easy to talk with. He doesn’t just listen. Gives me new ways to think. I feel I’m on a road to success

Reviewed August 2024

Although I'm just starting a therapy journey, it's been helpful, I expect it will get even better as I learn more about healthy relationships.

Reviewed July 2024

Steve is great. I've been with him for a long time now.

Reviewed July 2024

Stephen Garman has been a great therapist to work with! After our first session I was amazed at how well we were matched. Stephen is a great listener. He is friendly, knowledgeable, and empathatic. He has offered great suggustions to help me work through some anxiety issues.

Reviewed June 2024

Stephen is supportive and understands where I am coming from. He makes me feel like we are on the same team.

Reviewed June 2024

Steve is very sincere and charismatic and always challenges me in ways to help me grow. Very wonderful Christian man, whom I can relate to with on so many topics . Very grateful for him

Reviewed June 2024

A great help to me in difficult times. Highly recommend

Reviewed May 2024

Kind and caring man who truly cares about you.

Reviewed April 2024

Stephen is a great therapist with biblical advice and empathy.

Reviewed March 2024

He is absolutely amazing!

Reviewed February 2024

Steve is great

Reviewed February 2024

Stephen is great!

Reviewed January 2024

Really and truly thankful for this program and platform to connect Stephen and I. I feel a lot of commonalities between him and I, and you all did a great job matching us. He is gentle, receptive, patient and respectful. He has taught me a lot, just by offering advice or another perspective, or offering scripture from the Bible, and using analogy. He is definitely wonderful, if you’re looking for a holistic and spiritual guide, he is fabulous. He has offered me books I am slowly working through, and helps me be mindful of certain things in my day to day life. Thanks for everything Stephen! Can’t wait to speak to you in the morning!

Reviewed January 2024

Stephen is very helpful. He provides biblical counseling. He really listens and cares about his clients.

Reviewed January 2024

Stephen is wise, experienced, and Godly. He has helped me grow a lot.

Reviewed August 2023

I continue to be very pleased with Steve's therapy.

Reviewed May 2023

Mr. Garman is a pleasure to work with. Kind and compassionate all the time.

Reviewed December 2022

Stephan is a amazing therapist with great insight on both a spiritual and clinical perspective. He is very respectful and will encourage good techniques that can be applied to any situations. I highly recommend him for spiritual therapy!

Reviewed September 2022

Great

Reviewed August 2022

Stephen Garman is very friendly and kind. He fully listens and understands. He doesn't judge you and brings everything back to how to help you. I have full confidence that my time with Stephen will be beneficial.

Reviewed June 2022

Since having my sessions with Stephen. My life has been exponentially better. Him teaching me different ways to cope with my anxiety has been great. Honestly just talking things has really helped. And showed me that what I’m experiencing is normal and I’m not alone.

Reviewed May 2022

Stephen is very wise! He gives clinical perspective and spiritual. He helps me to clear up the mental fog and identify thinking patterns that maybe holding me back. Since talking with Steve I’ve felt extremely clear!

Reviewed March 2022

Mr. Garman is a very caring and professional man. He listens very well and as long as you do as he suggests. Things flow a lot better in your life. Very wise and helpful person. I am glad I was matched with his portfolio. Also that I accepted him for the job. Thank you for services!!! Frank Mofford

Reviewed March 2022

He is very caring, personable and treats me like a person not just a client.

Reviewed December 2023

So wonderful and helpful with every issue that comes up.

Reviewed December 2023

Excellent therapist and platform

Reviewed November 2023

I really enjoy my sessions with Stephen. He is a great listener and is attentive to what I’m sharing. It is great to have a therapist that is a believer and can give biblical wisdom. He has been my first therapist ever that I felt comfortable with. I recommend Stephen as a therapist.

Reviewed September 2023

Fantastic to my life. Glad to have him in my life.

Reviewed August 2023

Stephan is a blessing. He radiates with love, kindness, and understanding in a calm and relaxed attitude. He is very knowledgeable about Christ. I highly recommend.

Reviewed August 2023

Steve has provided me with some helpful tools. I especially appreciate his ability and willingness to incorporate scripture into our conversations.

Reviewed July 2023

Stephen is very patient and understanding and validates my experience.

Reviewed July 2023

Steven is very nice and understands what I’m going through and is helping me greatly

Reviewed May 2023

Stephen is a great listener and very experienced. He meets you where you are and provides great thought-provoking advice in a very relaxed and non-pushy way. I highly recommend Stephen as a therapist to anyone in need. He helps improve your communication skills and gets right to the root of your problems.

Reviewed May 2023

He's very attentive and patient when he is listening to what you are discussing. He is very professional as well as being able to be empathetic. A great therapist and one I hope others would see on a regular basis as I try to.

Reviewed March 2023

Whilst I'm just getting started working with Stephen, I have found him very easy to speak to and he is very thorough and thoughtful in his responses. I feel very comfortable with him and we are already making advances in the things I was hoping to.

Reviewed March 2023

There is something about Stephen that allows you to just open up. He’s a therapist that you know is listening to you, and is providing helpful feedback. I believe I itch my whole heart that Stephen has been a Godsend to my life in this season of my life.

Reviewed March 2023

Steve is the best! He helped me identify and provided me tools to deal with family issues and complexities. He was friendly, warm, reassuring, and honest. This was my first experience with therapy and I could not be happier with Steve. Genuinely sad to be ending our conversations together, but excited to go take on life with the tools Steve provided. If you get put with Steve, just know you are in good hands!

Reviewed February 2023

Stephen has gotten me through some tough times after my relationship ended. He's given me great advice and ways to improve myself. He always challenges me to be a better person.

Reviewed February 2023

He has been so knowledgeable

Reviewed January 2023

Stephen really pays attention to the things that you say and listens for the key words that might have been said. Strongly recommend!

Reviewed January 2023

Stephen has helped me with anger and frustration. I've learned how to communicate better with his help. I've also become better at thinking things through and respond to situations instead of reacting negatively.

Reviewed December 2022

Stephen is the first therapist that made me feel heard and showed genuine compassion. I am extremely satisfied with every therapy session I have with him.

Reviewed December 2022

I think I happened to get really lucky with Stephen as this was my first time ever considering therapy. I was quite skeptical before about therapy, but Stephen was very good from the beginning. He is very good at interacting with people, warm friendly, and gives some great advice. I like him a lot, and although we didn't see eye to eye with everything, thats to be expected; he nonetheless was very helpful

Reviewed November 2022

I trust Stephen’s guidance with the problems that I raise and I feel like he has given me many tools to deal with my life and my old ways of dealing with my challenges.

Reviewed September 2022

Stephen continues to surprise me in many ways. His insight, kindness, and thoughtfulness have helped me through some of the hardest times of my life.

Reviewed July 2022

Very understanding and has been a great help

Reviewed July 2022

Stephen is a very empathetic listener and incorporates faith and real world advice Into our sessions. Would recommend to anyone

Reviewed May 2022

Terrible... first time in therapy and I suffer greatly from anxiety and his advice was "breathe and imagine a happy place". If I could imagine a happy place, I wouldn't be depressed. When I let him know I wasn't able to "find my happy place", he blamed me... which is exactly what I need. Terrible experience that has turned me off from therapy forever.

Reviewed May 2022

He genuinely cares about helping me and always willing to listen no matter what

Reviewed May 2022

Great therapist. Strongly recommended!

Reviewed May 2022

He really is sweet,caring, and listens to what I’m going through. He has great knowledge and expertise, it also helps that he has a faith-based experience/background to help tie in my problems and addressing it in a spiritual aspect. He also encourages me to be confident in myself and the decisions I make.

Reviewed February 2022

Very knowledgeable and precise with his therapy. Very instructional. He asks the right questions and has been great in guiding me along my issues instead of just listening to them

Reviewed February 2022

Helpful and compasionate

Reviewed January 2022

Stephen has been a big encouragement to me in this new journey of grief I find myself in. He is patient, kind, attentive, and very clearly cares about the well-being of those he supports first and foremost. Even when I brought up concerns at the beginning about how I wasn’t sure he was the right fit for me, he prioritized my interests and ahead of just retaining me and has been so very kind and understanding in each step of my moving forward.

Reviewed January 2022

Stephen is very warm and knowledgeable. His rich working experience and expertises quickly gain me insights on solving my anxiety, knowing myself &understanding the relationship better and helping others. He doesn’t only teach me methods of solving anxiety, but also a healthy attitude to life. The principles he taught me works in all cultural background. I look forward to learn more from him!

Reviewed December 2021

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Frequently asked questions

Does Stephen Garman offer telehealth visits?

Yes. Stephen Garman works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.

What language(s) does Stephen Garman speak?

Stephen Garman speaks English.

How many years of experience does Stephen Garman have?

Stephen Garman has 3 years of experience.

Where is Stephen Garman licensed to practice?

Stephen Garman is licensed to practice in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas.

Does Stephen Garman accept clients outside of the United States?

No, Stephen Garman does not accept clients outside of the United States.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."

What treatment approaches does Stephen Garman offer?

Stephen Garman offers clients Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

How can I communicate with Stephen Garman?

Stephen Garman can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.

How do I get started with Stephen Garman?

Just tap the CHAT NOW button or tap here: A new window will open and you'll be directed to a simple form that will help start the conversation. Please note: It can take up to a few days to be matched to a therapist.

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