Steve Hammond, LPC

Steve Hammond is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia with 11 years of clinical experience. He listens first, then helps people make practical plans to handle stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and questions about sexual orientation. He aims to create space for honest talk without judgment. Steve blends talk therapy with goal-focused techniques. He uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spot patterns of thinking that keep people stuck. He also draws on client-centered methods to keep the conversation grounded in each person’s needs. Many people come for help with depression, grief, addiction issues, and family problems. Steve also supports people facing parenting challenges, intimacy concerns, commitment worries, and the fallout from separation or divorce. He pays attention to attachment and family-of-origin dynamics that shape current struggles. He incorporates elements of dialectical behavior therapy and motivational interviewing when emotion regulation or readiness for change are central. Narrative approaches are used to help people reframe their stories and build a different sense of self. Steve says his faith informs his values, but he does not judge or preach. Sessions are offered in English and Dutch. He conducts video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules. The format is chosen to match the person’s needs and what will help them engage with therapy.

How targeted approaches and online sessions work together

Steve uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns that fuel anxiety, low mood, or relationship conflict. CBT focuses on small, practical experiments and clear steps to see if new ways of thinking help.

He also uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep the work grounded in the person’s priorities. That means the conversation centers on what the client wants to address and the therapist follows their lead to build trust and understanding.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Steve will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and current needs. Sometimes that means mixing approaches - for example, using client-centered listening alongside CBT techniques - and adjusting as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills work and deep conversations. Phone sessions can fit into a work break or be easier if bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging provide shorter check-ins, homework support, or a way to reflect between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while matching the format to the task at hand.