Stephen Dexter, LCPC
Maine · 12 years in practice
Stephen Dexter is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Maine with 12 years of experience.
License and registration
- LCPC, Maine
- CC4772 · expires December 2026
- NPI
- 1659681492 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Stephen
Stephen Dexter is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Maine with 12 years of experience. He combines practical counseling with a personal perspective shaped by recovery, and he aims to bring hope to people facing deep struggles.
He has worked in in-home settings with families and children aged 6 to 16 and has extensive experience supporting people with substance use and co-occurring disorders. His background includes individual, couples, group, and in-home counseling.
Background and approach
Those experiences inform how he responds to crises and long-term challenges alike. In sessions he uses Jungian ideas alongside client-centered work and cognitive behavioral techniques. He also draws on dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness tools when they fit a person’s needs.
Sessions focus on what feels most useful - skills practice, personal reflection, or talking through patterns that keep coming up. Stephen says his own recovery shapes how he relates to addictive thinking and shame. He helps people name patterns and find practical steps forward.
He also supports exploration of spirituality when clients want that as part of their healing. People contact him about addiction, trauma, relationship and family struggles, eating or body image concerns, parenting stress, anxiety and depression, anger, and life transitions. He aims to help people notice what’s getting in the way and try small, manageable changes.
His style is direct and hopeful. He listens, asks clear questions, and offers tools you can use between sessions. If someone wants guidance plus practical skills, he works to create a plan that fits their goals and values.
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
- Jungian Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Stephen blends Jungian therapy with client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy to meet different needs. Jungian therapy focuses on symbols, dreams, and personal meaning to help people understand deeper patterns that repeat in life. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and building a trusting relationship so the person feels heard and supported. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change them.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Stephen will discuss goals, preferences, and day-to-day realities with each person and then recommend which ideas to use. He treats the choice as a collaboration and adjusts methods as progress and needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video works well when conversation and visual cues help the work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins, ongoing problem solving between meetings, or support for people with unpredictable schedules. These options help therapy fit around work, caregiving, and travel.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does he help with?
He works with a wide range of issues including addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, anxiety, depression, eating and body image concerns, parenting stress, anger, and career or life transitions.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He blends Jungian perspectives with client-centered listening and CBT skills. Sessions often include reflection, skill practice, and practical steps to try between meetings.
What is his background and experience?
He has 12 years in the field, including three years providing in-home counseling for children ages 6 to 16 and extensive work with substance use and co-occurring disorders.
What credentials and region are listed?
He is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, abbreviated LCPC, licensed in Maine and practices from that state.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
How are sessions offered online?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working together?
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