Steve Gengenbacher is a licensed professional counselor in Texas with over four decades of practice.
01About Steve
Steve Gengenbacher is a licensed professional counselor in Texas with over four decades of practice. He brings steady experience to conversations about stress, anxiety, grief, and depression. He focuses on clear, calm sessions where people can speak openly about what feels hard.
Steve encourages small steps and practical choices as clients work toward relief. Steve often uses client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s experience in the room. He also draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help people spot and change unhelpful thinking.
Background and approach
When life’s big questions arise, he uses existential approaches to talk about meaning and purpose. Sessions emphasize listening first, then shaping simple strategies together. People leave with concrete tools they can try between sessions.
Steve pays attention to relationship and intimacy concerns and helps people untangle issues around self-esteem, anger, and loneliness. He also works with topics that come up later in life, such as aging and geriatric issues, midlife transitions, and divorce or separation. Career challenges, compassion fatigue, and the search for life purpose are other areas he addresses.
The focus is practical - small changes that add up over time. Steve speaks English and offers multiple online formats to fit different needs. He uses a straightforward, respectful style aimed at helping people feel heard and move forward.
02Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 8498 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1902844319 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Steve lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Self-love
- Young adult issues
Methods Steve names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
These are the methods Steve names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Steve blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral tools to help people notice what matters and try different responses. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and following the client’s concerns so sessions feel respectful and grounded. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns, then builds practical strategies to change them and reduce distress.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will listen to your goals, try an approach, and adjust based on what helps. This collaborative method aims to match techniques to your needs rather than sticking to a single model.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let you have a full conversation with visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text messaging give flexible, shorter check-ins and can keep momentum between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on progress and problem solving.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does he work with?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, anger, self-esteem, career strain, and coping with life changes.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His approach is conversational and person-focused, combining listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioral methods and broader meaning-focused discussion.
How long has he been practicing?
He brings 44 years of professional experience to his work and draws on that background to offer steady support and practical guidance.
Where is he licensed and located?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Texas.
Does he provide therapy in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and he is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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