- Focus on strengths
- Goal-oriented methods
- Collaborative planning
About Jeffrey
Jeffrey Steer is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 18 years of experience working in California. He helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, anger, parenting pressures, and trauma and abuse. He focuses on practical steps people can take to feel more in control and to reduce overwhelming emotions.
Jeffrey trained at Chapman University, earning a Master of Arts in Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy. He has worked in community resource centers and residential treatment settings, giving him experience with a wide range of life challenges. He brings that background into sessions in a straightforward way.
His style blends strength-based work with cognitive-behavioral ideas. That means he looks for what already works for a person, and pairs those strengths with clear, tested strategies to shift thoughts and behaviors. He adapts the plan to fit each person's situation rather than using a one-size-fits-all script.
At the first meetings he spends time listening to what the person wants to address and where they are emotionally. From there he and the client build goals together and pick approaches that fit those goals. He emphasizes collaboration and practical steps that can be used between sessions.
Jeffrey values the relationship that develops in therapy and uses it as a foundation for change. Over years of practice he has helped many people tackle mood and adjustment problems with targeted, goal-oriented work.
Jeffrey trained at Chapman University, earning a Master of Arts in Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy. He has worked in community resource centers and residential treatment settings, giving him experience with a wide range of life challenges. He brings that background into sessions in a straightforward way.
His style blends strength-based work with cognitive-behavioral ideas. That means he looks for what already works for a person, and pairs those strengths with clear, tested strategies to shift thoughts and behaviors. He adapts the plan to fit each person's situation rather than using a one-size-fits-all script.
At the first meetings he spends time listening to what the person wants to address and where they are emotionally. From there he and the client build goals together and pick approaches that fit those goals. He emphasizes collaboration and practical steps that can be used between sessions.
Jeffrey values the relationship that develops in therapy and uses it as a foundation for change. Over years of practice he has helped many people tackle mood and adjustment problems with targeted, goal-oriented work.
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