Stephen Dexter, LCPC
Licensed in Maine · 12 years in practice
Stephen Dexter is a licensed clinical professional counselor practicing in Maine.
License and registration
- LCPC, Maine
- CC4772 · expires December 2026
- NPI
- 1659681492 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
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About Stephen
Stephen Dexter is a licensed clinical professional counselor practicing in Maine. He brings 12 years of experience and a background working with people facing addiction, mood struggles, and relationship problems. He speaks English and works with international clients by video, phone, chat, or messaging.
Stephen spent several years providing in-home counseling for children ages 6 to 16 and their caregivers. He later focused on intensive substance use care and co-occurring disorders.
Background and approach
He also has experience offering one-on-one, couples, and group settings across a range of concerns. In sessions he talks plainly about patterns that keep someone stuck. He helps people notice addictive thinking, family patterns, or communication habits and then try different ways of responding.
He encourages building coping skills for anxiety, stress, anger, and low mood. He also supports work on body image, eating concerns, and career or purpose questions. Faith is part of his personal outlook, and he invites clients to consider spirituality if that matters to them.
He also uses evidence-informed approaches to teach practical skills and explore life meaning. Sessions aim to combine straightforward coaching with reflective counseling work. People who want a direct, hopeful approach tend to fit well with his style.
He helps people chart small steps toward change, whether they are facing substance use, relationship strains, parenting stress, or major life transitions.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Stephen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
Approaches Stephen names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and following the client's lead to build trust and clarity. It helps when someone needs a steady, understanding presence to talk through relationship, family, or emotional concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, eating concerns, and coping with stress.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. Those skills often help with anger, self-harm risk, and intense mood shifts.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences, try specific techniques, and adjust the plan as progress is observed. Decisions about approach are based on what feels useful and achievable for the client.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when writing out thoughts feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, family, or travel schedules.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
He works with addictions, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, stress, anxiety, eating and body image issues, parenting and caregiver stress, anger, low self esteem, career and purpose questions, and related challenges.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His style is direct and hopeful with an emphasis on practical skills and honest conversation. He combines coaching with reflective talk to help clients try new ways of coping.
How much experience does he have in the field?
He has 12 years of experience, including several years providing in-home counseling for youth and later work focused on intensive substance use and co-occurring disorders.
What credentials and location apply to this clinician?
He holds the credential ME LCPC and practices in Maine.
Are sessions available in languages other than English or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
Which session formats are offered online?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does pricing and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
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