- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- DBT skills
About Steve
Steve Hammer is a Kansas-licensed social worker (LSCSW) with 40 years of professional experience. He works with adults facing stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, and related concerns such as depression and guilt and shame. Steve writes plainly and focuses on practical conversation that helps people sort through what feels overwhelming.
His approach centers on listening closely and shaping the work around each person's current situation. He uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the individual. He also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and DBT skills to manage strong emotions.
Steve often helps people who are dealing with relationship strains, issues around forgiveness, or the fallout of separation and infidelity. He also addresses codependency, communication problems, fatherhood issues, and the stresses that come with blended families. For people carrying persistent shame or guilt, he aims to create a space for direct, clear conversation about those feelings.
His experience includes long-term clinical work and supporting veterans and others who have faced trauma. Sessions focus on practical steps, skill-building, and short-term problem solving when that fits the person's goals. He prefers to work collaboratively on goals and to adjust strategies as progress is made.
Steve offers sessions in English. Before booking, readers should confirm current session options and scheduling through the platform's matching and scheduling tools.
How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters to the client. The therapist asks questions, reflects back what he hears, and helps the person clarify goals and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers practical exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and try different behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for regulating intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Steve will help you weigh what feels most useful based on your needs, goals, and preferences. He treats the process as collaborative and adjusts methods as you make progress or as priorities change.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and enable video or audio choices depending on comfort and bandwidth. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and skill practice to an online setting so work can continue between meetings without requiring in-person visits.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
40+ years
Listed in
Kansas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he address?
He works with stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, depression, and related areas such as guilt and shame.
How does he approach feelings of guilt or shame?
He uses straightforward conversation and evidence-based techniques to name and work through those feelings, including CBT tools to examine thinking patterns.
What is his professional background?
He has 40 years of professional experience in clinical work, including work with trauma and veterans.
What are his credentials and location?
He is a Kansas LSCSW and practices in Kansas.
Does he offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and he does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.