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Steven Wright, LCSW - Therapist at Grow Therapy

Steven Wright

Steven Wright

(he/him)

LCSW
6 years of experience
Authentic
Humorous
Open-minded
Virtual

Here's what I want you to know: It really is as bad as you think. What brought you here is worth your time and energy or it's doubtful you would be here now. My name is Steven Wright, I take a Solutions Focused, Postmodern approach, utilizing my familiarity with Trauma Focused ACT to acknowledge what’s going on, connect with your body and engage in life in a rich meaningful way. If you seek a companion who won’t try to correct thinking or negative emotions, Book a Session with me!

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

I am terrible at small talk and usually jump right into it. During the intake it's unfortunately a lot of formalism mixed with playful irreverence. Follow-up sessions are as follows Do a brief mindfulness practice. Review homework. Set an agenda. Work through the agenda, item by item. Assign homework.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

I am brutally sincere and will not continue to push for more therapy sessions then is medically necessary. My Informality and candid ACT approach is by far my greatest strength and at times my greatest weakness. If you haven’t noticed already I find the entire enterprise a little bit silly. People take therapy too seriously. I love clients who are therapy veterans but my ideal is always the question “what would it take for you to stop coming to therapy?”— the end goal is for you to be self-sufficient. Of course I would love to be in your corner and support you but the goal is always to reinforce your own authenticity and your self.

About Steven Wright

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Address

San Gabriel Park, East Morrow Street, Georgetown, TX, USA

Appointments

Virtual & in-person

My treatment methods

Acceptance and commitment (ACT)

"We already have everything we need. There is no need for self-improvement" - Pema Chodron In a world of positive thinking, it can be refreshing to embrace life as it is and face life on life's terms instead of trying to always change or correct it. As Bukowski would say, don't try, or as Pema Chodron would say, Start Where you Are-- stop trying to improve yourself. Acceptance And Commitment Therapy offers a space to really lean into the present moment, to label thoughts as thoughts, and to live according to your values. This can be very helpful for those who have spent the last decade or so trying to fight their thoughts, whether they are racing thoughts or negative emotions, I have found that ACT works great in combination with AEDP. My experience in using ACT is primarily at RTC's for treatment resistant eating disorders, I found it also pairs extremely well with the harm reduction framework for substance use and as a modality for ketamine assisted psychotherapy, as it really allows for the experience to unfold instead of trying to positively reframe it. I have seen ACT be very effective in treating Depression and Anxiety, I've also used ACT for psychosis at a behavioral hospital in extreme instances of acuity and seen ACT work with rigid thinking involved with anorexia and depression.

Solution Focused Brief Treatment

"It it ain't broke don't fix it, if it works do more of it, and if it doesn't work try something different" -Principles of SFBT Solutions focused brief treatment is incredibly effective, by far the most practical and the most often utilized modality due to the limited time constraints of modern society. It isn't just a set of questions or techniques but it is an approach to doing therapy itself. Instead of focusing on the problem we focus on what is working, how it works and increase the odds of you doing more of the thing that is working. It centers around something called the miracle question, clients often find it fairly user friendly and is often suited for clients who aren't interested in exploring emotions but who would like to quickly cope with their problem in a short amount of time. Solutions Focused Brief Treatment is used from a postmodern perspective, understanding that what works for each person is entirely unique and entirely based on what works for the client. I typically do not use it as often on my clients who would benefit from skills or like myself, have a personality pathology. Client's who want to stay in a more problem solving perspective may benefit from this, as it doesn't require the client to look into the past and primarily focuses on the present or the future.