801-449-0017

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Steve Loader

CMHC, PhD
Available in the Highland Office and over Teletherapy | *Also licensed in Montana*

Steve is a fully licensed CMHC counselor in Utah with a deep passion for helping people navigate their way through healing from trauma and other life transitions. He especially loves working with adults, couples, teens, and military veterans.

Steve graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Southern Utah University and a Master’s degree in Professional Counseling from Liberty University. He then continued his education and received his PhD in Psychology from Walden University.

Steve worked at a mental health hospital for four years and then moved to the Veterans Administration for a couple of years. His experiences helped him develop a broad understanding of therapeutic interventions, cultural awareness, and sensitivity to best help his clients.

Steve draws from a diverse range of therapeutic approaches and on evidence-based techniques like CBT, CPT, DBT, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Gottman method couples’ therapy. Steve’s goal is to create a compassionate and safe space to create growth and healing.

In his spare time, Steve enjoys spending time with his wife and playing computer games when he can.

Areas of Focus

  • Abuse
  • ADD/ADHD
  • Addictions
  • Adoption (Attachment Disorders)
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Autism
  • Bipolar
  • Borderline Personality
  • Chronic Illness/Disability
  • Codependency
  • Co-Occurring Disorders
  • Coping Skills
  • Couples Counseling
  • Cultural Issues
  • Death and Aging
  • Defiance (ODD, Conduct Disorder)
  • Depression
  • Disordered Eating
  • Divorce/Blended Family
  • Domestic Violence
  • Eating Disorders
  • Emotional Management Problems/ Reactivity
  • Family Concerns
  • Gender and Identity
  • Grief and Loss
  • Inner Child Work
  • LGBTQ+ Safe
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Multifaith Families
  • OCD/OCPD
  • Parenting/Parent-Child
  • Phobias
  • Pornography Addiction
  • Postpartum Depression/Anxiety
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Premarital Counseling
  • Prevention Education
  • Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)
  • Relationship and Communication
  • Religious/Faith Transitioning
  • School
  • Scrupulosity
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Health & Identity
  • Social/Anxiety Disorders
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Substance Abuse
  • Trauma
  • Veterans
  • Women’s Issues