Stephen Groce

Stephen Groce is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Indiana with over 10 years of experience in mental health and social services. He completed a BA in Psychology at Earlham College and earned a MS in Mental Health Counseling from Walden University. He has worked in residential treatment facilities, acute psychiatric hospitals, and on wraparound care teams in community and home-based settings.

Stephen describes himself as flexible, caring, honest, and down to earth. He brings a straightforward, relatable manner to sessions and aims to build respect for each person’s goals and values. He is grounded in his faith, and he meets people where they are while staying open to different perspectives.

He combines approaches to fit each person's needs, drawing on trauma-focused methods, cognitive-behavioral ideas, client-centered principles, motivational interviewing, and elements of solution-focused and reality-oriented work. That mix is used to help people identify what works for them and create practical strategies.

Stephen has experience with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, anger, relationship struggles, grief, parenting matters, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and caregiving stress. He also focuses on adoption and foster care issues, attachment and blended family challenges, and communication and commitment problems.

His goal in counseling is to help people understand their options and move toward clear, achievable steps. He aims to be direct but warm, helping clients develop tools that fit their day-to-day lives.

How his approaches translate to online therapy

Stephen often blends trauma-focused work with client-centered methods and cognitive-behavioral techniques. Trauma-focused work looks at how past harm continues to affect feelings and reactions, and it focuses on skills to manage triggers and build stability. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and helping people set their own goals. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and teaches practical skills to change them.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist works collaboratively to see what fits a person’s needs and goals. He adjusts methods over time so sessions match what the client wants to accomplish and how they prefer to work.

Session format options are not specified here, so confirm current session offerings before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit counseling into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and make it easier to check in during a work break or between errands. Online work can also allow for shorter or more frequent check-ins when that supports progress. Talk with the therapist about timing, session length, and what will work best for everyday life.