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Scott Shepherd, LPC

Experienced mental health professional

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

At a glance

Scott is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

4.5 stars
Clients are very satisfied with Scott. View 47 reviews
Speaks English
Offers Telehealth visits
Licensed in South Carolina

Recent reviews

Scott is great. Listens carefully and is helpful.

Reviewed August 2024

Scott is a great listener and great at helping illuminate the situation from a different perspective that really helps understand it.

Reviewed May 2024

More about Scott

  • 30 years' experience
  • Male
  • LPC

ABOUT ME

Hello,

Thank you for checking out my profile. My name is Scott Shepherd, MS, LPC. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Alaska as well as the state of Arizona. I have worked in the mental health and substance abuse field for over 30 years, and my expertise is related to working with individuals that experience hardships such as substance abuse, depression, anxiety, and PTSD, as well as issues with stress and anger management, change, and other issues that influence you to make rash, brash, or possibly impulsive or compulsive decisions without thinking the process through. I specialize in working with all ages with substance use/abuse as well as co-occurring disorders.

My therapeutic technique centers around the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approach, focusing on assisting you gain awareness into the situation that you are struggling with, helping you view it from many other perspectives, and assisting you in processing which intervention that you choose is the best for you. I an there to assist and support you throughout this journey and to be your biggest supporter. I also incorporate Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) as well as Motivational Interviewing to assist you in your journey to self-empowerment. This process can be scary which is why you need to know I will be there with you every step of the way.

My goal is to assist people in working towards fulfilling their goals of living to their fullest potential, healing form the various wounds they have collected from childhood trauma to grief and loss, and regaining a new perspective on life.

SPECIALTIES

Addictions

Depression

Trauma

Anger/Stress Management

Also experienced in:

Grief , Self esteem , Career difficulties , Bipolar disorder , Coping with life changes , ADHD , Abandonment , Read more...

Clinical approaches:

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused CBT

Years of Experience: 30

SERVICES OFFERED

MESSAGING

LIVE CHAT

PHONE

VIDEO

LICENSING

LPC #LPC114237 (Expires: 2023-10-31)

Specialties

Addictions Anger management Coping with life changes Stress Anxiety Relationship issues Family conflicts Trauma and abuse Grief Intimacy-related issues Parenting issues Self esteem Career difficulties Bipolar disorder Depression ADHD Codependency Drug and alcohol addiction Family of origin issues First responder issues Forgiveness Guilt and shame HIV / AIDS Men's issues Veteran and Armed Forces Issues Post-traumatic stress Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling) Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Self-harm Self-love Women's issues

Treatment Approaches

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy

Licenses

Scott Shepherd's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821229576.

  • LPC · South Carolina · 8734 · Expires August 2025

About online counseling

Affordable.
Pay a low flat fee.
Convenient.
Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
Available now.
There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.

Online counseling, also known as teletherapy, is a method of delivering mental health services through digital means such as video conferencing, phone calls, or messaging platforms. It can be an ideal option for individuals who have difficulty accessing traditional therapy due to geographical distance, time constraints, or personal preferences like privacy and comfort. Many people find it easier to open up from the familiarity of their own space.

Teletherapy has been found to be highly effective, with studies showing that it can produce similar outcomes to in-person therapy, particularly for issues like anxiety, depression, and PTSD. The flexibility and accessibility it offers make it a valuable alternative to conventional therapy settings.

Reviews for Scott Shepherd

All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.

Overall rating:

4.5

47 reviews

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Clients mention: Great Listens Helpful Recommend Easy Helped Professional Knowledgeable Understand Understanding

Scott is great. Listens carefully and is helpful.

Reviewed August 2024

Scott is a great listener and great at helping illuminate the situation from a different perspective that really helps understand it.

Reviewed May 2024

He is a great listener and tends to my needs for my mental health

Reviewed January 2024

I enjoy my time with Scott Always brings fresh perspective if necessary Helpful

Reviewed August 2022

This is my first experience ever with a therapist and Scott has been very understanding and helpful with working through things. I strongly recommend him to anyone else seeking therapy.

Reviewed May 2022

Scott has been awesome and we really appreciate him! Great coach, insight, wisdom. Kind man. Thank you, Scott!

Reviewed January 2022

Very down-to-earth, easy going, easy to talk to guy that offers keen insights into whatever issues you may be experiencing. Never once felt judged during any session. Would recommend to anyone!

Reviewed January 2024

Scott is a great guy. He is old enough to have lived through a lot of life’s mishaps and experiences, yet has up to date skills, and most of all, common sense! I really appreciate his down to earth demeanor. He’s trustworthy!

Reviewed January 2024

Scott has done an excellent job of guiding me through some difficult moments, and I am so grateful. Highly recommended!

Reviewed December 2023

Scott is experienced caring and knowledgeable

Reviewed December 2023

Great guy, super fun to talk to, super chill, he's very professional and respectful and I loved working with him!

Reviewed November 2023

I see Scott for work performance optimization. I'm in "big time" professional/corporate sales (haha) and I am also a recovering alcoholic. We have a lot of alignment and his insights provide me with real actionable direction for me to act on. He's helped me completely solve work fatigue issues and has helped me unlock a new (almost scary) level of energy. It's super easy to hit "flow now"

Reviewed September 2023

Great at putting things in a better perspective, never gets flustered, very helpful.

Reviewed August 2023

Scott has been awesome! He is very non-judgmental, understanding, and encouraging. I'm beginning to gain more confidence. He challenges me, and encourages me to step outside of my comfort zone. I highly recommend him!

Reviewed August 2023

Scott was professional and personable at the same time. He was able to relate so many practical examples that really helped me grasp some fairly complex concepts with great ease.

Reviewed August 2023

Scott has been such a huge help for my therapy journey. He listens, he also has great insight.

Reviewed July 2023

He cares and he works hard to understand what is going on.

Reviewed May 2023

Scott was excellent. He understands the challenges of addiction and recovery and offered great insights into the process of change. All without forcing it into a specific religious perspective. Thanks, Scott!

Reviewed May 2023

Scott’s the best.

Reviewed May 2023

He always follows up and shows concern for my well being.

Reviewed February 2023

Great!

Reviewed November 2022

I have had one session with Dr.Shepherd and it has opened my eyes to the light at the end of the tunnel!

Reviewed November 2022

I feel very comfortable talking with Scott. He listens, asks great (but tough) questions, and offers good insight. He makes the process of counseling/therapy seem not so daunting, and makes me feel like there's a light at the end of the tunnel. I highly recommend him!

Reviewed September 2022

Scott is very patient, attentive and extremely helpful! Would recommend him to anyone I know.

Reviewed September 2022

You already asked the pertinent questions

Reviewed September 2022

Scott has helped me quite a bit.

Reviewed September 2022

Scott is great! Easy to talk and extremely knowledgeable. I trust the work we have done together will be successful.

Reviewed August 2022

Scott is a great listener, gives great advise and works hard to help me with my worries.

Reviewed July 2022

Scott has been extremely nice and always makes me feel Heard and safe to talk to and being able to open up was very easy

Reviewed July 2022

Scott is very helpful and personable.

Reviewed May 2022

Scott is a great therapist and you can tell he truly cares.

Reviewed April 2022

Listens well, offers methods to tackle each of my needs. I have followed his advice and use his methods; they are extremely useful. In addition to therapy, he offers a very personable, relaxed conversation where he will advocate for you or be that third party whom you need to just open up to in order to get your own thoughts in order and move forward. Highly recommend.

Reviewed March 2022

Scott is a very friendly, knowledgeable, profesional, supportive, flexible therapist! I'm very happy to have him as my therapist!

Reviewed February 2022

Scott has helped me tremendously over the last few weeks. He gives me great advice on how to handle situations. Scott’s main message to me is learn acceptance and I have bought in and seen the changes in my life. I will continue to meet with him and am very grateful to have him as my therapist.

Reviewed February 2022

Very wonderfull thus far

Reviewed January 2022

Scott Shepherd has been wonderful to work with. He listens and provides feedback as well as tools to help reach my personal goals.

Reviewed January 2022

Scott listens and uses personal experiance and knowledge to help me understand how i think and fell the way that i do

Reviewed January 2022

Scott Shepard and I have been having sessions for the last several weeks and he has aided me in my treatment greatly. He has the expertise needed to guide you in the right direction, as he has done for me thus far. I highly recommend Scott.

Reviewed January 2022

Scott listens closely and recommends concrete and straightforward strategies which I have found helpful.

Reviewed January 2022

Scott is awesome. He makes time for me and is attentive. I feel like he can relate to me, and I can relate to him.

Reviewed January 2022

Hi, I find Scott very understanding and respectful. I believe he is using effect methods to help me as I have had some huge breakthroughs speaking with him and let go of a lot in only two sessions.

Reviewed January 2022

It is still early on in therapy with Scott and so far I do feel like I have a better picture of some things when it comes to my negative thoughts. We are still working on a plan and I have been able to start my healing journey and look forward to it although this is a vulnerable process, I do feel like Scott listens really well and frames things in a kind way.

Reviewed January 2022

Scott has been very helpful to my needs. He understands and listens to my situation and is very professional.

Reviewed December 2021

Scott is very professional, he makes me feel heard . And has great recommendations for. Me to improve upon

Reviewed December 2021

Scott has proved himself to be a thorough and curious mental health professional; he's managed to learn quite a bit about being nonbinary/genderqueer in our short time working together, and has helped me feel validated and seen in what has been some of the most tumultuous emotional circumstances of my life.

Reviewed December 2021

Thus far I've only had 1 session with Scott, but I immediately found him easy to talk to & well informed about the issues I wanted to address.

Reviewed December 2021

Scott is incredibly adept in supporting you towards coming to your own conclusions. He listens intently and offers support, guidance and reassurance when necessary. I believe that Scott wants what is best for me, and I trust him to help me to manifest that.

Reviewed November 2021

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Frequently asked questions

Does Scott Shepherd offer telehealth visits?

Yes. Scott Shepherd works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.

What language(s) does Scott Shepherd speak?

Scott Shepherd speaks English.

How many years of experience does Scott Shepherd have?

Scott Shepherd has 30 years of experience.

Where is Scott Shepherd licensed to practice?

Scott Shepherd is licensed to practice in South Carolina.

Does Scott Shepherd accept clients outside of the United States?

No, Scott Shepherd does not accept clients outside of the United States.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."

What treatment approaches does Scott Shepherd offer?

Scott Shepherd offers clients Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

How can I communicate with Scott Shepherd?

Scott Shepherd can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.

How do I get started with Scott Shepherd?

Just tap the CHAT NOW button or tap here: A new window will open and you'll be directed to a simple form that will help start the conversation. Please note: It can take up to a few days to be matched to a therapist.

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When you tap CHAT NOW a new window will open and you'll be directed to a simple form that will help start the conversation. Please note: It can take up to a few days to be matched to a therapist.