About Stephen
Stephen Groce is a licensed mental health counselor in Indiana with ten years of work in mental health and social services. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Earlham College and a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling from Walden University. Stephen brings down-to-earth, honest, and often humorous presence to sessions.
He aims to help people name their goals and build practical steps to reach them. Stephen's background includes work in residential treatment, acute psychiatric hospitals, and community-based wraparound care teams.
Background and approach
That range exposed him to crisis-driven work and longer-term support, so he knows how to shift pace based on what a person needs in the moment. He also trains on racial equity and brings that awareness into how he listens and asks questions. In sessions he draws on client-centered ideas, cognitive behavioral methods, motivational interviewing, and emotionally-focused work.
He focuses on helping people reduce stress and anxiety, manage mood issues like depression or bipolar concerns, cope with trauma and loss, and work through relationship and parenting stresses. He also helps with career questions, self-esteem, and life transitions. Stephen says faith matters in his life, and he respects different beliefs and backgrounds.
He works collaboratively to figure out what strategies fit each person’s values and daily life. His aim is straightforward: practical tools, clear goals, and steady support while people try new ways of coping. Sessions are available in English and he accepts international clients.
Scheduling follows a straightforward matching process and uses flexible session formats to fit different needs and routines.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and helping people find their own solutions; it’s useful when someone needs a supportive space to sort out values, goals, or personal identity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with clearer, more effective actions; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping skills work. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at emotional patterns in relationships and within oneself to improve connection and reduce distress.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan if something isn’t helping. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques to focus on so work stays practical and relevant to daily life.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to fit sessions into busy schedules. Video calls let people see facial cues and use screen-shared worksheets, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to keep regular appointments, follow through on homework, and use therapy tools when life gets busy.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English