Hello.
My name is Stefan Bain and I am a Clinical Therapist (MSW, LCSW, MPH, CST/Certified Sex Therapist) with over 30 years of experience working as a psychotherapist. Educated at UC Berkeley and Stanford University, I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting stressors, addiction and recovery, career challenges, trauma, sex and sexuality concerns, aging-related issues, and LGBTQ-related issues.
My therapy style is warm and interactive and my therapeutic approaches are based on best-practice and are evidence-based. I am not a religion-based therapist. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, psychodynamic and rational-emotive therapy. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. One of the main goals of therapy is to provide you with the tools you will need to be successful long after treatment ends; therapy is just one step in your total wellness; the goal is to be whole; however you define it.
Additional areas of focus: Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Antisocial Personality, Attachment Issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, BDSM, Kink, Alternative Sex Culture, Body Image, Cancer, Caregiver Issues and Stress, Chronic Pain Illness and Disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication Problems, Control Issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Divorce and Separation, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Emptiness, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Fertility Issues, Forgiveness, Gender Dysphoria, Guilt and Shame, HIV / AIDS, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / Loneliness, Jealousy, Life Purpose, Men's Issues, Midlife Crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Money and Financial Issues, Mood Disorders, Multicultural Concerns, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic Disorder and Panic Attacks, Paranoia, Phobias, Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships, Post-traumatic Stress, Prejudice and Discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Love, Sex Addiction, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Sexual Dysfunction, Sexuality, Smoking/Vaping Cessation, Social Anxiety and Phobia, Workplace Issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
CA LCSW 21512
TN LCSW 6460
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Stefan Bain. 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.
Although, it is early in our client-therapist relationship, I am very pleased with Stefan's approach. He is well educated and has wide variety of experiences. I am new to any kind of therapy, so I'm really enjoying the support I never realized I needed.
Written on Nov 06, 2023 after therapy with Stefan for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, anger management, and adhd
Great therapist.
Written on Mar 14, 2022 after therapy with Stefan for 2 months on issues concerning lgbt, and relationship issues
Stefan has helped me a lot. I appreciate his gentle but firm encouragement to keep myself accountable for my emotions, while showing genuine empathy for my feelings. His warmth and encouragement have proved invaluable to me. I recommend him highly.
Written on Feb 17, 2022 after therapy with Stefan for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
Hes a careing person, taking his job very serious and is trying his best to help any way he can. Very open minded and understands my problems.
Written on Jan 29, 2022 after therapy with Stefan for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, grief, self esteem, and adhd