About Maximilian
Maximilian Stepaniak offers straightforward help for people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, low mood, or trouble managing anger. He is a licensed professional clinical counselor - LPCC - based in Ohio. He aims to make sessions practical and focused so people can notice real shifts in day-to-day life.
He draws on cognitive behavioral methods to identify thought patterns that keep problems going and to build new habits that work better.
Background and approach
Sessions often include clear, step-by-step practices to manage strong emotions and reduce symptoms of depression or anxiety. He also helps people work through trauma and abuse-related concerns in ways that fit their pace. Maximilian has three years of clinical experience and has worked with a wide age range and diverse cultural backgrounds.
His recent focus includes men's issues and process addictions such as gambling, pornography, gaming, and shopping. He also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care matters, attachment or blended family problems, codependency, and related relationship strains. In the therapy room he emphasizes collaboration.
Clients can expect to talk through patterns, try small behavior changes, and practice new skills between sessions. Goals are set together so progress can be tracked and adjusted as needed. To begin, readers should make a plan for what they want to change and be ready to try practical tools.
Sessions aim to connect everyday struggles with concrete steps toward feeling more in control.
How his approaches translate to online work
Maximilian primarily uses cognitive behavioral methods that focus on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and building new coping behaviors. This approach helps with anxiety, depression, stress, and anger by teaching clear skills to practice between sessions.He also works with techniques aimed at emotional regulation and trauma processing. These methods help people slow down intense feelings, learn grounding skills, and process difficult memories at a pace that feels manageable.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose the techniques that fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. Adjustments are made over time so the plan stays practical and useful.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking as they are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. They can also let people work from a quieter place, avoid commute stress, or schedule sessions around work and family demands. Licensed professionals will help match session style and length to what works best for each client.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English