Viva Steed, LPC

Viva Steed is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia with 24 years of experience. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, low self-esteem, and compassion fatigue. She also offers coaching for executives and professionals and helps caregivers manage the strain that comes with their roles.

Viva aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can speak freely about what they are facing. She encourages practical steps and small changes that build confidence and motivation over time. Sessions mix listening with concrete tools tailored to each person’s situation.

Her approach draws on client-centered work and cognitive behavioral strategies to identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with more constructive ones. She also uses mindfulness practices to help people calm their minds and stay present during stressful moments.

Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques are part of her toolbox when someone wants clear goals and a plan to reach them. Those methods can help with addiction concerns, workplace challenges, and relationship communication problems.

Viva’s background includes long experience across clinical and coaching roles. People who want steady, practical guidance around stress, self-worth, recovery, or caregiving challenges often find her style direct and encouraging. To begin, follow the site’s Start Therapy steps and schedule a time that fits your needs.

How Viva’s approaches translate to online work

Viva uses client-centered methods to create a listening space where clients lead the conversation and feel heard. That approach helps people talk through caregiving stress, self-esteem concerns, and the pressures of everyday life.

She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and trying different behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, compulsive patterns, and managing cravings related to addiction concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Viva will collaborate with each person to choose which methods to try first, check what is working, and adjust plans as goals change. That means you and the therapist pick targets and practical steps together.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also permit phone-only conversations when video is not practical. Ask about formats and scheduling when you match with the therapist to see what fits your routine.