- Grief and loss
- Depression support
- Men's issues
About Steven
Steven 'Steve' Ball is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with 25 years of professional experience. He practices in Michigan and works with adults carrying stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and the strain of life changes.
Steve focuses on practical conversation and steady problem-solving. He listens for the patterns that keep people stuck and works with clients to try different ways of responding. Sessions are straightforward and aimed at making everyday life easier to manage.
His background includes long experience supporting people facing caregiving strain, chronic illness and pain, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and aging issues. He also supports people navigating family of origin concerns, fatherhood topics, and the particular pressures some men face.
Steve is familiar with relationship breakups, communication problems, and the stresses that can come with alternative sexual cultures such as BDSM and kink. He also addresses feelings of guilt and shame and how those emotions show up in behavior and self-talk.
In sessions he adapts the conversation and treatment plan to what the person brings. He encourages clear goals, stepwise changes, and checks progress along the way. For someone carrying heavy regret or ongoing shame, his approach is to name how those feelings operate and try practical steps to reduce their hold.
Sessions are conducted in English. International clients are accepted, and prospective clients are asked to confirm current session options before scheduling.
Approaches used and online session guidance
Steve uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing unhelpful patterns and building practical skills. One approach emphasizes identifying how thoughts and actions keep difficult feelings going and then testing small changes to break those patterns; this can help with anxiety, depression, and persistent shame. Another approach centers on grief work and practical coping - talking about losses, organizing daily routines, and finding manageable ways to carry on when energy is limited.Finding the right approach usually happens together. He will work collaboratively to figure out which techniques fit a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions can shift as those needs change, with regular check-ins about what is helping.
The biography does not list which online formats are offered, so confirm the current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can schedule help around work or caregiving. Licensed professionals often combine focused skill practice with conversational work to make online sessions practical and directly useful.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include guilt and shame, aging concerns, chronic illness, and caregiver stress.
How would he approach shame and guilt?
He talks through how those feelings show up in daily life and in relationships. The work focuses on understanding patterns and trying practical changes to reduce their impact.
What is his experience and background?
He has 25 years of professional work experience and has supported people with grief, caregiver strain, and chronic health issues among other concerns.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is an LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker) licensed in Michigan and practices from that state.
Can non-US clients work with him?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
Which session formats are used?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.