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, with post graduate school training at Stanford University and the Veteran's Health Care System.
My therapy practice is focused on men, helping men achieve wholeness and wellness.
Men's issues with which I work include anger management, addiction, anxiety and depression, trauma, infidelity, parenting, loss, aging, relationships, career transitions, stress, and sex/ sexuality issues, including intimacy issues, performance issues, body acceptance, sexual identity exploration, coming out, healing from sexual trauma, and porn addiction.
My therapy style is warm and interactive and my therapeutic approaches are based on best-practice and are evidence-based. 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, and 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, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous 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
TN LCSW 6460
CA LCSW 21512
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.
Excellent!
Written on Dec 08, 2024 after therapy with Stefan for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, and grief
Stefan has a wealth of experience in a variety of different areas that make him a unique counselor. Since our time together, he has been helpful in guiding to focus on a limited number of priority areas at a time and has reinforced ways to reduce anxiety and avoid panic attacks.
Written on Mar 08, 2024 after therapy with Stefan for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, anger management, and adhd
Stefan is not only an amazing therapist, but an amazing human. His expertise and knowledge is second to none. I look forward to our sessions every week. He’s great at both leading the conversation and allowing space for me to answer and share my thoughts.
Written on Mar 01, 2024 after therapy with Stefan for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues
Able to hear the deeper issues in my storyline, asks leading questions for greater reflection on myself. Heart felt and compassionate therapist. Truly one of the best therapists I have ever had.
Written on Feb 26, 2024 after therapy with Stefan for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and coping with life changes
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