About Me
I am a professional counselor licensed in Minnesota with over 10 years of experience as a therapist and performance enhancement/sport psychology consultant. I have worked with clients on a broad array of issues, including anxiety, depression, performance related challenges (for example, in sport, job, or school), relationship difficulties, life and career transitions, substance abuse, and parenting struggles.
My therapeutic style is attentive, curious, and patient. That style also includes treating all people with respect and cultural sensitivity. My therapeutic approach is a combination of motivational interviewing, humanistic, cognitive behavioral, and acceptance and commitment therapies. I see myself as a guide or coach who uses empirically supported treatments to help clients discover their own answers and solutions based on their lived experiences.
You are the expert on you and I can help guide you through the process of developing the skills you need to live the life you want. You have taken a courageous step toward improving your health and well-being. I would be pleased to take further steps with you along your journey.
Specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
Addictions , LGBT , Family conflicts , Trauma and abuse , Grief , Intimacy-related issues , Parenting issues , Anger management , Career difficulties , Bipolar disorder , Coaching , Compassion fatigue , ADHD , Body Image , Read more...
Clinical approaches:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy
Services Offered
Messaging
Live Chat
Phone
Video
Licensing
LPC #2530 (Expires: 2023-04-30)
Reviews
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Dr. Kevin Stefanek. We don’t pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
He has been so kind and considerate with me. It’s been hard with a lot going on to reconnect and talk my feelings through with him. The understanding and thoughtfulness he puts forth, is outstanding. Looking forward to my next appointment with him
he's cool and listens very well
I am extremely grateful for Dr. Stefanik.
I couldn’t have been assigned a better doctor to get me moving forward on becoming a better version of myself.
The shifts even after this short of time have been phenomenal.
Dr Kevin, I wanted to thank you so much for making my first therapy sessions so easy and accessible and more importantly giving me a set of tools to help me deal with the various challenges I've encountered. I've been able to incorporate many of the learnings into my everyday life and it's helped me to improve my stress levels, better my relationship with my girlfriend and fall asleep faster! Many thanks and I hope to speak to you again soon. I hope you have a great break.
My first positive experience with a therapist. He is compassionate, thoughtful, and intelligent. I’m grateful for Dr. Stefanek. I feel more in control of my mental health now than at any other point in my adult life.
Dr. Stefanek brings much more to the table than I expected from a psychology app. Dr. S is able to not only understand situations from multiple angles, but he’s also able to advise on situations from multiple perspectives. With this type of expertise, we are able to whittle down to the best possible and PRACTICAL solutions. I’m very grateful to call him my doctor.
Amazing therapist he listens and gives me tools to use to help me get better
Outstanding Doc , very helpful
Dr. Stefanek is supremely patient, listens very well, offers empirically based frameworks for understanding my own thoughts and choices, and offers actionable advice. He is also very down to Earth, which I value very much in a therapist.
Kevin was a fantastic person to share my issues with. He was very good at listening to me and made sure not to explain his own viewpoint as an “absolute truth”. When I can come back to BetterHelp I’ll make sure to get connected with him again.
Only an apology for missing the scheduled session today, Monday, March 28 at 7:30 AM. I have scheduled the next for Tuesday, April 5, 9 AM
It’s been a great experience.
Dr. Stefanek has been a vital piece of my healing and progress. His help has gotten me through one of the hardest parts of my life and I would recommend him 100 times over.
He's fantastic.
His style of therapy is unmatched!
I felt that Dr. Stefanek Was really trying hard to understand where I was coming from. He had a number of suggestions and recommendations for me to try along the next steps on my path.
Dr. Stefanek is very patient, understanding and easy to talk to despite the language barrier on my side. I felt a lot better after two sessions and have been working with him continuously to set practical goals for myself.
He was really good, I felt like he really understood me.
Dr. Stefanek has been insightful and sensitive to my needs. He has checked in regularly to make sure I'm ok and have things to ponder between sessions. He's been super reactive to messages which was a lovely surprise.
I know I'll recommend him in the future, because I already have...
Dr. Stepanek is a Very Gentle an Sofe spoke person, He's someone who listens to his client and finds Helpful ways too get You through to your Healing.