About Stephen
Stephen Creel is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who brings 24 years of clinical experience to his work. He draws on a life that included years as a working musician, which shaped his understanding of joy, disappointment, and the need for meaning in life. Stephen aims to help people move through difficult feelings and reconnect with what matters to them.
He earned a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University in 2001 and has worked in both rehabilitation settings and private practice. That background includes helping people recover from substance abuse, trauma, depression, anxiety, and codependency. His years in clinical settings give him wide exposure to common life challenges and mood concerns.
Stephen practices in a collaborative way. He describes therapy as two people working together to discover what’s wrong and how it can be healed. He listens for the painful self-beliefs that often lie behind symptoms - ideas like not being good enough or not being wanted.
In sessions he helps people name those beliefs and try different ways of responding to them. The work is practical and aimed at freeing people to live more authentically and with greater calm. He uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs and goals.
Stephen works in California and conducts sessions in English. To begin, prospective clients are asked to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.
He earned a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University in 2001 and has worked in both rehabilitation settings and private practice. That background includes helping people recover from substance abuse, trauma, depression, anxiety, and codependency. His years in clinical settings give him wide exposure to common life challenges and mood concerns.
Stephen practices in a collaborative way. He describes therapy as two people working together to discover what’s wrong and how it can be healed. He listens for the painful self-beliefs that often lie behind symptoms - ideas like not being good enough or not being wanted.
In sessions he helps people name those beliefs and try different ways of responding to them. The work is practical and aimed at freeing people to live more authentically and with greater calm. He uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs and goals.
Stephen works in California and conducts sessions in English. To begin, prospective clients are asked to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.
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