Steven Lanman, LCSW-C, LCSW

Steven Lanman is a licensed social worker with 30 years of experience helping people with relationship concerns, LGBT matters, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and stress and anxiety. He also supports those facing grief, addiction, mood difficulties such as depression and bipolar, and people coping with ADHD and eating struggles. He speaks English and works from Virginia while holding licenses in both Maryland and Virginia.

Steven aims to make the first step into therapy feel less daunting. He creates a calm, nonjudgmental space for people to talk through painful events and ongoing struggles. He listens, asks practical questions, and helps people name what matters most to them.

In sessions he works collaboratively with each person to set clear, achievable goals. Conversations focus on what someone needs now and what will help them move forward. He uses approaches that rely on proven, evidence-based techniques tailored to each person’s situation.

Steven brings three decades of practice to therapy sessions, drawing on varied clinical settings and experience with diverse concerns. He can help with communication problems, infidelity, caregiver stress, aging issues, and challenges linked to chronic illness and loss. He also addresses less commonly discussed topics like hoarding, intellectual disability, and HIV/AIDS related concerns.

People who choose him can expect direct, practical work that centers their priorities. He encourages small steps that add up over time and supports people as they try new ways of coping and relating. If you want straightforward help with relationships, trauma, or life transitions, he offers an experienced, steady presence.

Evidence-based approaches and online care

Steven uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional processing. One common approach emphasizes skill-building for managing anxiety, stress, and ADHD-related challenges by teaching breathing, planning, and thought-awareness strategies that reduce immediate overwhelm. Another approach centers on processing traumatic experiences and abuse by helping people tell their story at a pace that feels manageable and by developing coping tools to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their concerns, goals, and preferences, then tailor techniques that fit those needs. Clients and the therapist adjust methods over time based on what is helping and what is not.

Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing sessions during a lunch break or between errands. It also lets people keep continuity of care when they are traveling or between local providers. Licensed professionals can help clients adapt these evidence-based techniques to an online setting so that therapy fits into everyday routines without asking clients to make major schedule changes.