Steven "Steve" Miner, LCPC, LPC
Relationship-focused counselor who centers your story
Details
| Name | Steven "Steve" Miner |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCPC, LPC |
| Based in | Idaho |
| Licensed in | Idaho |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 9 |
About Steven
Steven "Steve" Miner is a licensed counselor with nine years of clinical experience who works from Idaho. He focuses on relationship and family concerns and helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. He also supports people facing parenting challenges and intimacy-related problems.
Steve uses a narrative-informed perspective to help people tell their story differently and move forward. Steve keeps sessions straightforward and conversational. He listens for recurring patterns in relationships and helps people name them.
Background and approach
He aims to create practical steps you can try between sessions and checks in on what changes and what does not. His background includes work with attachment issues, blended family challenges, divorce and separation, and fatherhood concerns. He also addresses guilt, shame, forgiveness, and midlife questions.
That experience shapes how he frames problems and possible next steps. Steve favors approaches that center the client’s experience, including client-centered and attachment-based ideas, along with narrative perspectives and methods that focus on relationships. He may draw on elements of the Gottman Method when discussing couple dynamics.
This mix helps him adapt to different concerns and personalities. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. He aims to match treatment to what a person wants to change and how they prefer to work.
What this therapist works with
His listing names Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues among the things Steven works with, alongside the areas below.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in his listing among his approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Steven among the ways he works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Steven among the ways he works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Steven among the ways he works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Steven among the ways he works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Steven among the ways he works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Steven among the ways he works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Steven among the ways he works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Steven directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how he works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Steven directly how he uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Approaches for relationships and life transitions online
Steven often uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe their life stories and separate problems from identity, which can be useful for stress, grief, and relationship patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to look at how early relationship patterns show up now and to foster more supported ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s experience and uses active listening and empathy to help people find their own solutions.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the person to identify goals, try methods that fit their situation, and adjust the plan over time based on what helps. The process emphasizes shared decision-making rather than a fixed method from the start.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when tone and nonverbal cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging suit brief check-ins, journaling between meetings, or when a shorter, more frequent touchpoint feels most helpful.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Steve commonly help with?
He works with relationship and family problems, parenting strains, intimacy issues, stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, ADHD, and life changes.
How would you describe his therapy style?
Sessions are conversational and practical. He listens for patterns in relationships and helps people try small changes between meetings.
What kind of background does he bring?
He has nine years of clinical experience and a focus on relationship and family concerns, plus work with attachment, blended families, divorce, and fatherhood issues.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
He holds LCPC and LPC credentials and practices from Idaho.
Can sessions be done in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to start therapy?
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