Steven Brashear, LMHC

Steven Brashear is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with five years of professional experience. He helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and depression. Steven frames the client as the expert in their own life and focuses on building on existing strengths. He aims to support people who are ready to take a first step toward a more fulfilling life.

In sessions he listens first and follows the person’s lead while offering practical tools. He uses a mix of approaches, adapting methods to what fits each person best. Conversations are aimed at making daily life more manageable and reducing symptoms that interfere with routine activities.

Steven draws on therapies that emphasize acceptance, skill building, and processing difficult memories. He also helps people work through relationship patterns, attachment concerns, and issues like control and impulsivity. These sessions may include learning new ways to handle strong emotions and improving communication strategies.

People dealing with loss, immigration stress, or challenges tied to military service can explore those concerns in therapy. He also addresses shame, guilt, body image, and isolation. The work is practical and paced to what the person needs.

To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules sessions based on availability. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time, and fees vary by location and therapist availability.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on accepting difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that match your values. Online ACT sessions often include exercises to notice thoughts and plan small steps toward meaningful change. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an approach aimed at processing disturbing memories so they cause less distress; when adapted for talk-based settings it involves recalling troubling memories while following a therapist's guidance to reduce emotional intensity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns and reduce symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Steven will collaborate with each person to decide which method or combination fits best, based on their goals and what feels manageable. That collaborative process can include trying a short course of one method and adjusting as needed.

Confirm the therapist's available session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Many people find that remote sessions help keep momentum between appointments while using the therapeutic tools learned in sessions in their daily life.