Stephen (Steve) Yates, LMFT

Stephen (Steve) Yates is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 35 years of clinical experience. He has worked across individual and couple therapy as well as inpatient and outpatient settings, and brings specialized training from a background that includes hostage negotiator techniques, certified hypnotherapy, and spiritual counseling. This varied professional history informs an adaptable, person-focused approach that is designed to meet each person where they are.

He addresses a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy and parenting challenges, bipolar and mood disorders, and obsessive-compulsive difficulties. Rather than relying on a single method, he draws from multiple evidence-informed approaches to tailor care - combining elements from acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, emotionally-focused therapy, mindfulness and solution-focused techniques among others.

Stephen does not present himself as having all the answers, but he does offer fresh ideas, practical methods, and different perspectives that many have not tried before. His primary aim is to identify what works best for each person so they can begin feeling and functioning better as efficiently as possible.