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LICSW, LCSW

Stephen Weiss, LICSW, LCSW

  • Experience40 years
  • LocationArizona
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Addictions
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Stephen

Stephen Weiss is a licensed clinical social worker with four decades of practice and dual licensure as LICSW and LCSW.

Background and approach

He brings long experience guiding people through anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, grief, and life transitions while helping clients explore relationship and intimacy-related concerns, career stress, and challenges tied to ADHD. Stephen emphasizes meeting each person where they are and supports clients in identifying strengths, weighing options, and choosing changes that fit their values and goals.

His style centers on building a collaborative therapeutic relationship marked by transparency and respect for the client’s expertise about their own life. He integrates evidence-based methods such as cognitive and behavioral strategies, acceptance and commitment principles, attachment-informed work, and emotion-focused skills to address patterns that maintain distress.

In practice he aims to be practical and compassionate, offering coaching-oriented guidance when useful while attending to deeper emotional and attachment needs. Stephen works with clients in Arizona and holds licensure reflecting his long professional history.

Integrating Evidence-Based Approaches in Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify values and take committed steps toward a meaningful life while learning to relate differently to difficult thoughts and emotions. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, and major life changes where clients want to act in line with what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, providing practical coping skills for depression, anxiety, and addictive behaviors. These methods offer concrete strategies that translate well to remote formats and skill practice between sessions.

Finding the right approach is treated as a shared process; the therapist works collaboratively with each person to determine which combination of strategies best fits their goals, needs, and preferences. Treatment plans are adapted over time based on progress, feedback, and emerging priorities so clients help shape the direction of work.

Online sessions using video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to maintain continuity when schedules or locations change. These options allow flexibility for people who need brief check-ins, focused skill work, or a consistent weekly meeting, and they support ongoing work between appointments through messaging and written exercises.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
He works with a range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting and family matters, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is the overall therapeutic style and approach?
The approach is collaborative and client-centered, emphasizing transparency and respect for the client's expertise. He draws from ACT, CBT, DBT, attachment-based work, and emotionally focused ideas to tailor treatment to each person.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
He has 40 years of experience working as a social worker and therapist, which informs a practice grounded in long-term clinical exposure and varied presenting concerns.
What credentials and licensure does he hold and where is he based?
He holds LICSW and LCSW credentials with licence details WA LICSW LW61586749 and AZ LCSW LCSW-12136, and practices in Arizona.
Which languages are available and does he accept international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and he is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for working together?
He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

40+ years

Licensed

Arizona, Washington

Languages

English

What Stephen can help with

Stephen Weiss works with clients on stress and anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and depression.

Stephen works with addiction and personality disorders.

Stephen works with clients whose faith is an important part of their lives.

How Stephen approaches therapy

Stephen's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.

Experience and training

Stephen is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker practicing in Arizona, with 40 years of clinical experience.