Key details
- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, Tennessee / 6460; LCSW, California / 21512
- NPI1639415276
- Experience30 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationTennessee
About
- Sexual performance issues
- Anger and impulse work
- CBT and EFT methods
About Stefan
Stefan Bain is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 30 years of experience based in Tennessee. He helps people work through sex-related concerns and the stressors that often come with them, including anger, addiction, anxiety, and depression.
He focuses on men with sexual concerns such as performance issues, infidelity, sexual compulsion, and porn-related difficulties. Because these problems often connect to other areas of life, he also addresses related topics like body acceptance, sexual identity, trauma, and interpersonal conflict.
Sessions are conversational and interactive. Stefan uses a mix of approaches to address both immediate problems and longer-standing patterns. He often works on thoughts and behaviors, and also pays attention to how attachment and emotions shape relationships and sexual expression.
Over three decades of practice, he has combined cognitive-behavioral ideas with client-centered listening and emotion-focused work. That means practical skills are paired with time to talk through feelings and relationship patterns. People can expect concrete strategies alongside deeper conversation.
Stefan accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English. Before booking, clients should confirm current session options and practical arrangements. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions
Stefan draws from cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT can be useful for anger that comes from automatic thoughts, performance anxiety, or anxious thinking patterns.He also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) ideas to help clients name and track strong feelings in relationships and sexual situations. EFT-style work focuses on how emotions connect to needs and actions in close relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Stefan discusses goals and preferences and adjusts methods together with the client. That collaborative process helps pick strategies that fit each person’s situation and pace.
The original biography does not specify which online session formats are offered. Confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people choose a quieter time without travel. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and behavioral experiments to an online setting so skills are practiced between appointments.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Tennessee, California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which kinds of problems does he address?
He works with men on sex-related concerns such as performance, infidelity, sexual compulsion, and porn-related issues. He also addresses linked problems like anger, addiction, anxiety, and depression.
What is his therapeutic style?
He uses a conversational, interactive style that combines practical skills-building with time to discuss emotions and relationship patterns. Sessions tend to mix focused exercises and open dialogue.
How long has he practiced?
He has 30 years of experience as a therapist, working with sexual concerns and associated stressors across a wide range of clients.
What are his credentials and where is he located?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California and Tennessee and is based in Tennessee.
Does he offer sessions in other languages or to nonlocal clients?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.