ABOUT ME
Hello,
Thank you for checking out my profile. My name is Scott Shepherd, MS, LPC. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Alaska as well as the state of Arizona. I have worked in the mental health and substance abuse field for over 30 years, and my expertise is related to working with individuals that experience hardships such as substance abuse, depression, anxiety, and PTSD, as well as issues with stress and anger management, change, and other issues that influence you to make rash, brash, or possibly impulsive or compulsive decisions without thinking the process through. I specialize in working with all ages with substance use/abuse as well as co-occurring disorders.
My therapeutic technique centers around the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approach, focusing on assisting you gain awareness into the situation that you are struggling with, helping you view it from many other perspectives, and assisting you in processing which intervention that you choose is the best for you. I an there to assist and support you throughout this journey and to be your biggest supporter. I also incorporate Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) as well as Motivational Interviewing to assist you in your journey to self-empowerment. This process can be scary which is why you need to know I will be there with you every step of the way.
My goal is to assist people in working towards fulfilling their goals of living to their fullest potential, healing form the various wounds they have collected from childhood trauma to grief and loss, and regaining a new perspective on life.
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LPC #LPC114237 (Expires: 2023-10-31)
Professional experience
30 yrs in practice
AddictionsAnger managementCoping with life changes
Additional areas of focus:Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, ADHD, Codependency, Drug and alcohol addiction, Family of origin issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Men's issues, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Post-traumatic stress, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Women's issues
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Scott Shepherd. 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.
Scott is great. Listens carefully and is helpful.
Written on Aug 28, 2024 after therapy with Scott for 2 years and 8 months on issues concerning anger management, and career difficulties
He is a great listener and tends to my needs for my mental health
Written on Jan 11, 2024 after therapy with Scott for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, and anger management
Very down-to-earth, easy going, easy to talk to guy that offers keen insights into whatever issues you may be experiencing. Never once felt judged during any session. Would recommend to anyone!
Written on Jan 06, 2024 after therapy with Scott for 1 month on issues concerning addictions, relationship issues, self esteem, and adhd
Scott is a great guy. He is old enough to have lived through a lot of life’s mishaps and experiences, yet has up to date skills, and most of all, common sense! I really appreciate his down to earth demeanor. He’s trustworthy!
Written on Jan 04, 2024 after therapy with Scott for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, and sleeping disorders
Scott has done an excellent job of guiding me through some difficult moments, and I am so grateful. Highly recommended!
Written on Dec 20, 2023 after therapy with Scott for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, and coping with life changes
Scott is experienced caring and knowledgeable
Written on Dec 19, 2023 after therapy with Scott for 2 months on issues concerning addictions, relationship issues, and trauma and abuse
Great guy, super fun to talk to, super chill, he's very professional and respectful and I loved working with him!
Written on Nov 17, 2023 after therapy with Scott for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and career difficulties
I see Scott for work performance optimization. I'm in "big time" professional/corporate sales (haha) and I am also a recovering alcoholic. We have a lot of alignment and his insights provide me with real actionable direction for me to act on. He's helped me completely solve work fatigue issues and has helped me unlock a new (almost scary) level of energy. It's super easy to hit "flow now"
Written on Sep 02, 2023 after therapy with Scott for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and addictions
Great at putting things in a better perspective, never gets flustered, very helpful.
Written on Aug 12, 2023 after therapy with Scott for 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, sleeping disorders, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Scott has been awesome! He is very non-judgmental, understanding, and encouraging. I'm beginning to gain more confidence. He challenges me, and encourages me to step outside of my comfort zone. I highly recommend him!
Written on Aug 12, 2023 after therapy with Scott for 11 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem
Scott was professional and personable at the same time. He was able to relate so many practical examples that really helped me grasp some fairly complex concepts with great ease.
Written on Aug 06, 2023 after therapy with Scott for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and sleeping disorders
Scott has been such a huge help for my therapy journey. He listens, he also has great insight.
Written on Jul 07, 2023 after therapy with Scott for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and adhd
He cares and he works hard to understand what is going on.
Written on May 25, 2023 after therapy with Scott for 3 months on issues concerning addictions, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes
Scott was excellent. He understands the challenges of addiction and recovery and offered great insights into the process of change. All without forcing it into a specific religious perspective. Thanks, Scott!
Written on May 19, 2023 after therapy with Scott for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, and anger management
He always follows up and shows concern for my well being.
Written on Feb 14, 2023 after therapy with Scott for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Great!
Written on Nov 29, 2022 after therapy with Scott for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and grief
I have had one session with Dr.Shepherd and it has opened my eyes to the light at the end of the tunnel!
Written on Oct 05, 2022 after therapy with Scott for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and adhd
Scott is very patient, attentive and extremely helpful! Would recommend him to anyone I know.
Written on Sep 22, 2022 after therapy with Scott for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and adhd
You already asked the pertinent questions
Written on Sep 21, 2022 after therapy with Scott for 7 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, depression, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, parenting issues, and bipolar disorder
Scott has helped me quite a bit.
Written on Sep 16, 2022 after therapy with Scott for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
I enjoy my time with Scott
Always brings fresh perspective if necessary
Helpful
Written on Aug 21, 2022 after therapy with Scott for 9 months
Scott is great! Easy to talk and extremely knowledgeable. I trust the work we have done together will be successful.
Written on Aug 18, 2022 after therapy with Scott for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
Scott is a great listener, gives great advise and works hard to help me with my worries.
Written on Jul 18, 2022 after therapy with Scott for 1 month on issues concerning depression, and stress, anxiety
Scott has been extremely nice and always makes me feel Heard and safe to talk to and being able to open up was very easy
Written on Jul 05, 2022 after therapy with Scott for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, and parenting issues
This is my first experience ever with a therapist and Scott has been very understanding and helpful with working through things. I strongly recommend him to anyone else seeking therapy.
Written on May 11, 2022 after therapy with Scott for 3 months
Scott is a great therapist and you can tell he truly cares.
Written on Apr 20, 2022 after therapy with Scott for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and adhd
Listens well, offers methods to tackle each of my needs. I have followed his advice and use his methods; they are extremely useful. In addition to therapy, he offers a very personable, relaxed conversation where he will advocate for you or be that third party whom you need to just open up to in order to get your own thoughts in order and move forward. Highly recommend.
Written on Mar 09, 2022 after therapy with Scott for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Scott is a very friendly, knowledgeable, profesional, supportive, flexible therapist! I'm very happy to have him as my therapist!
Written on Feb 03, 2022 after therapy with Scott for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Scott has helped me tremendously over the last few weeks. He gives me great advice on how to handle situations. Scott’s main message to me is learn acceptance and I have bought in and seen the changes in my life. I will continue to meet with him and am very grateful to have him as my therapist.
Written on Feb 02, 2022 after therapy with Scott for 1 month on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, and addictions
Scott has been awesome and we really appreciate him! Great coach, insight, wisdom. Kind man. Thank you, Scott!
Written on Jan 30, 2022 after therapy with Scott for 2 weeks
Very wonderfull thus far
Written on Jan 30, 2022 after therapy with Scott for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and anger management
Scott Shepherd has been wonderful to work with. He listens and provides feedback as well as tools to help reach my personal goals.
Written on Jan 27, 2022 after therapy with Scott for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes
Scott listens and uses personal experiance and knowledge to help me understand how i think and fell the way that i do
Written on Jan 20, 2022 after therapy with Scott for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and coping with life changes
Scott Shepard and I have been having sessions for the last several weeks and he has aided me in my treatment greatly. He has the expertise needed to guide you in the right direction, as he has done for me thus far. I highly recommend Scott.
Written on Jan 18, 2022 after therapy with Scott for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, and anger management
Scott is awesome. He makes time for me and is attentive. I feel like he can relate to me, and I can relate to him.
Written on Jan 13, 2022 after therapy with Scott for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and ad
Hi, I find Scott very understanding and respectful. I believe he is using effect methods to help me as I have had some huge breakthroughs speaking with him and let go of a lot in only two sessions.
Written on Jan 10, 2022 after therapy with Scott for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
It is still early on in therapy with Scott and so far I do feel like I have a better picture of some things when it comes to my negative thoughts. We are still working on a plan and I have been able to start my healing journey and look forward to it although this is a vulnerable process, I do feel like Scott listens really well and frames things in a kind way.
Written on Jan 06, 2022 after therapy with Scott for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Scott has been very helpful to my needs. He understands and listens to my situation and is very professional.
Written on Dec 23, 2021 after therapy with Scott for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes
Scott is very professional, he makes me feel heard . And has great recommendations for. Me to improve upon
Written on Dec 22, 2021 after therapy with Scott for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Scott has proved himself to be a thorough and curious mental health professional; he's managed to learn quite a bit about being nonbinary/genderqueer in our short time working together, and has helped me feel validated and seen in what has been some of the most tumultuous emotional circumstances of my life.
Written on Dec 14, 2021 after therapy with Scott for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, depression, self esteem, relationship issues, coping with life changes, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, grief, compassion fatigue, and lgbt
Thus far I've only had 1 session with Scott, but I immediately found him easy to talk to & well informed about the issues I wanted to address.
Written on Dec 01, 2021 after therapy with Scott for 2 weeks on issues concerning anger management
Scott is incredibly adept in supporting you towards coming to your own conclusions. He listens intently and offers support, guidance and reassurance when necessary. I believe that Scott wants what is best for me, and I trust him to help me to manifest that.
Written on Nov 28, 2021 after therapy with Scott for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, coping with life changes, and trauma and abuse
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