The Unlicensed Counselor

The Unlicensed Counselor takes on real world challenges with practical advice. In the often woke world of counseling, Steve takes his 20 years of insider knowledge from counseling graduate school, working in a high-end treatment center, starting multiple businesses in behavioral health, and launching one of the most prominent nonprofits in Arizona. Buckle up, this podcast will not be kind to an industry that has hid behind insurance and lack of outcomes for too long. The Unlicensed Counselor will answer questions from listeners who want clear answers to problems they face today. Behavioral Health has become an echo chamber of talking, time for a new voice. Time for solution focused counseling.


All Episodes

12/19/2024

Ep. 187 BEST OF: Episode #30 - Divorce Pros and Cons (Video)

12/18/2024

Ep. 186 BEST OF: Episode #30 - Divorce Pros and Cons

12/12/2024

Ep. 185 BEST OF: Episode #23 - Co-Parenting (Video)

12/12/2024

Ep. 184 BEST OF: Episode #23 - Co-Parenting

12/05/2024

Ep. 183 BEST OF: Episode #1 - Who is The Unlicensed Counselor? (Video)

12/04/2024

Ep. 182 BEST OF: Episode #1 - Who is The Unlicensed Counselor?

11/27/2024

Ep. 181 #91 - Staying Sober Through the Holidays (Video)

11/27/2024

Ep. 180 #91 - Staying Sober Through the Holidays

11/21/2024

Ep. 179 #90 - Sober Dating (Video)

11/21/2024

Ep. 178 #90 - Sober Dating

11/14/2024

Ep. 177 #89 - Planning for a Positive Holiday Season (Video)

11/14/2024

Ep. 176 #89 - Planning for a Positive Holiday Season

11/07/2024

Ep. 175 #88 - Agree to Disagree Gracefully (Video)

11/07/2024

Ep. 174 #88 - Agree to Disagree Gracefully

10/31/2024

Ep. 173 #87 - Financial Stress (Video)

10/31/2024

Ep. 172 #87 - Financial Stress

10/24/2024

Ep. 171 #86 - Political Polarization is Dividing the Country (Video)

10/24/2024

Ep. 170 #86 - Political Polarization is Dividing the Country

10/17/2024

Ep. 169 #85 - Loss (Video)

10/17/2024

Ep. 168 #85 - Loss

10/10/2024

Ep. 167 #84 - Living in the Past (Video)

10/10/2024

Ep. 166 #84 - Living in the Past

10/03/2024

Ep. 165 #83 - Gossip (Video)

10/03/2024

Ep. 164 #83 - Gossip

09/26/2024

Ep. 163 #82 - The Importance of Doing Hard Things (Video)

09/26/2024

Ep. 162 #82 - The Importance of Doing Hard Things

09/19/2024

Ep. 161 #81 - Gaslighting (Video)

09/19/2024

Ep. 160 #81 - Gaslighting

09/12/2024

Ep. 159 #80 - Reflecting On 10 Years Sober (Video)

09/12/2024

Ep. 158 #80 - Reflecting On 10 Years Sober

09/05/2024

Ep. 157 #79 - Trust (Video)

09/05/2024

Ep. 156 #79 - Trust

08/29/2024

Ep. 155 #78 - Just Say Yes (Video)

08/29/2024

Ep. 154 #78 - Just Say Yes

08/22/2024

Ep. 153 #77 - Closure (Video)

08/22/2024

Ep. 152 #77 - Closure

08/15/2024

Ep. 151 #76 - Exploring Alternative Medicine with Dr. Chris Spencer (Video)

08/15/2024

Ep. 150 #76 - Exploring Alternative Medicine with Dr. Chris Spencer

08/06/2024

Ep. 149 #75 - Fighting For Your Life! A Chat With George Castro (Video)

08/06/2024

Ep. 148 #75 - Fighting For Your Life! A Chat With George Castro

08/01/2024

Ep. 147 #74 - Achieving Excellence (Video)

08/01/2024

Ep. 146 #74 - Achieving Excellence

07/25/2024

Ep. 145 #73 - Moving On (Video)

07/25/2024

Ep. 144 #73 - Moving On

07/18/2024

Ep. 143 #72 - Smart Decision Making (Video)

07/18/2024

Ep. 142 #72 - Smart Decision Making

07/11/2024

Ep. 141 #71 - Ego (Video)

07/11/2024

Ep. 140 #71 - Ego

07/04/2024

Ep. 139 #70 - Why Is It So Hard To Get Started? (Video)

07/04/2024

Ep. 138 #70 - Why Is It So Hard To Get Started?

06/27/2024

Ep. 137 #69 - The Benefits of Sober Abstinence (Video)

06/27/2024

Ep. 136 #69 - The Benefits of Sober Abstinence

06/20/2024

Ep. 135 #68 - Be Unoffendable (Video)

06/20/2024

Ep. 134 #68 - Be Unoffendable

06/13/2024

Ep. 133 #67 - Healed Versus Not Healed (Video)

06/13/2024

Ep. 132 #67 - Healed Versus Not Healed

06/06/2024

Ep. 131 #66 - Dos and Don'ts of Counseling (Video)

06/06/2024

Ep. 130 #66 - Dos and Don'ts of Counseling

05/30/2024

Ep. 129 #65 - The Best Decisions You Didn't Make (Video)

05/30/2024

Ep. 128 #65 - The Best Decisions You Didn't Make

05/23/2024

Ep. 127 #64 - The Importance of Doing what You Say You're Going to Do (Video)

05/23/2024

Ep. 126 #64 - The Importance of Doing what You Say You're Going to Do

05/16/2024

Ep. 125 #63 - Taking Things for Granted (Video)

05/16/2024

Ep. 124 #63 - Taking Things for Granted

05/09/2024

Ep. 123 #62 - Competition: Pros and Cons (Video)

05/09/2024

Ep. 122 #62 - Competition: Pros and Cons

05/03/2024

Ep. 121 #61 - Active Listening (Video)

05/02/2024

Ep. 120 #61 - Active Listening

04/25/2024

Ep. 119 #60 - Your First Reaction to Things (Video)

04/25/2024

Ep. 118 #60 - Your First Reaction to Things

04/18/2024

Ep. 117 #59 - Credibility (Video)

04/18/2024

Ep. 116 #59 - Credibility

04/11/2024

Ep. 115 #58 - Expectations (Video)

04/11/2024

Ep. 114 #58 - Expectations

04/04/2024

Ep. 113 #57 - Sex Addiction (Video)

04/04/2024

Ep. 112 #57 - Sex Addiction

03/28/2024

Ep. 111 #56 - Lying (Video)

03/28/2024

Ep. 110 #56 - Lying

03/21/2024

Ep. 109 #55 - Overeating (Video)

03/21/2024

Ep. 108 #55 - Overeating

03/14/2024

Ep. 107 #54 - Conflict Resolution (Video)

03/14/2024

Ep. 106 #54 - Conflict Resolution

02/29/2024

Ep. 105 #53 - Gambling (Video)

02/29/2024

Ep. 104 #53 - Gambling

02/22/2024

Ep. 103 #52 - The Constant of Change (Video)

02/22/2024

Ep. 102 #52 - The Constant of Change

02/15/2024

Ep. 101 #51 - The Necessity of Pain (Video)

02/15/2024

Ep. 100 #51 - The Necessity of Pain

02/08/2024

Ep. 99 #50 - Needle Exchange Programs (Video)

02/08/2024

Ep. 98 #50 - Needle Exchange Programs

02/01/2024

Ep. 97 #49 - Ways To Get Unstuck (Video)

02/01/2024

Ep. 96 #49 - Ways To Get Unstuck

01/25/2024

Ep. 95 #48 - How To Not Take Things So Personally (Video)

01/25/2024

Ep. 94 #48 - How To Not Take Things So Personally

01/18/2024

Ep. 93 #47 - Reengaging With Long Lost Friends (Video)

01/18/2024

Ep. 92 #47 - Reengaging With Long Lost Friends

01/11/2024

Ep. 91 #46 - Benefits of Routines (Video)

01/11/2024

Ep. 90 #46 - Benefits of Routines

01/04/2024

Ep. 89 #45 - Send and Receive (Video)

01/04/2024

Ep. 88 #45 - Send and Receive

12/28/2023

Ep. 87 #44 - How to Live a Deeper Life (Video)

12/28/2023

Ep. 86 #44 - How to Live a Deeper Life

12/21/2023

Ep. 85 #43 - From Wall Street to the Streets

12/15/2023

Ep. 84 #42 - Sobriety Society in the Holidays (Video)

12/14/2023

Ep. 83 #42 - Sobriety Society in the Holidays

12/07/2023

Ep. 82 #41 - 10 Things to do Before the End of the Year (Video)

12/07/2023

Ep. 81 #41 - 10 Things to do Before the End of the Year

11/30/2023

Ep. 80 #40 - Negative Self-Talk (Video)

11/30/2023

Ep. 79 #40 - Negative Self-Talk

11/21/2023

Ep. 78 #39 - The Desire of Want (Video)

11/21/2023

Ep. 77 #39 - The Desire of Want

11/16/2023

Ep. 76 #38 - Why Connection? (Video)

11/16/2023

Ep. 75 #38 - Why Connection?

11/09/2023

Ep. 74 #37 - Judgement? (Video)

11/09/2023

Ep. 73 #37 - Judgement?

11/02/2023

Ep. 72 #36 - Let's Exercise (Video)

11/02/2023

Ep. 71 #36 - Let's Exercise

10/26/2023

Ep. 70 #35 - Relapse Misconceptions (Video)

10/26/2023

Ep. 69 #35 - Relapse Misconceptions

10/19/2023

Ep. 68 #34 - How About Some Boundaries (Video)

10/19/2023

Ep. 67 #34 - How About Some Boundaries

10/12/2023

Ep. 66 #33 - What Does Happiness Look Like? (Video)

10/12/2023

Ep. 65 #33 - What Does Happiness Look Like?

10/05/2023

Ep. 64 #32 - 20 Regrets From People on Their Death Bed (Video)

10/05/2023

Ep. 63 #32 - 20 Regrets From People on Their Death Bed

09/28/2023

Ep. 62 #31 - The Screen Time Dilemma: Finding Balance in the Digital Age (Video)

09/28/2023

Ep. 61 #31 - The Screen Time Dilemma: Finding Balance in the Digital Age

09/21/2023

Ep. 60 #30 - Divorce Pros and Cons (Video)

09/21/2023

Ep. 59 #30 - Divorce Pros and Cons

09/14/2023

Ep. 58 #29 - Seth Leibsohn Prevention Discussion - HARD STOP (Video)

09/14/2023

Ep. 57 #29 - Seth Leibsohn Prevention Discussion - HARD STOP

09/07/2023

Ep. 56 #28 - Harm Reduction (Video)

09/07/2023

Ep. 55 #28 - Harm Reduction

08/31/2023

Ep. 54 #27 - Having Fun in Sobriety (Video)

08/31/2023

Ep. 53 #27 - Having Fun in Sobriety

08/24/2023

Ep. 52 #26 - Embracing the Extraordinary and the Ordinary (Video)

08/24/2023

Ep. 51 #26 - Embracing the Extraordinary and the Ordinary

08/17/2023

Ep. 50 #25 - The College Life? (Video)

08/17/2023

Ep. 49 #25 - The College Life?

08/10/2023

Ep. 48 #24 - Gratitude (Video)

08/10/2023

Ep. 47 #24 - Gratitude

08/03/2023

Ep. 46 #23 -Co-Parenting (Video)

08/03/2023

Ep. 45 #23 -Co-Parenting

07/27/2023

Ep. 44 #22 -AA is for Everyone (Video)

07/27/2023

Ep. 43 #22 -AA is for Everyone

07/21/2023

Ep. 42 #21 -Back to School (Video)

07/20/2023

Ep. 41 #21 -Back to School

07/13/2023

Ep. 40 #20 -Goal Setting (Video)

07/13/2023

Ep. 39 #20 -Goal Setting

07/07/2023

Ep. 38 #19 -Anxiety and Busyness (Video)

07/06/2023

Ep. 37 #19 -Anxiety and Busyness

06/29/2023

Ep. 36 #18 -Traveling with Family (Video)

06/29/2023

Ep. 35 #18 -Traveling with Family

06/22/2023

Ep. 34 #17 -Life Transitions (Video)

06/22/2023

Ep. 33 #17 -Life Transitions

06/15/2023

Ep. 32 #16 -Conflict Resolution (Video)

06/15/2023

Ep. 31 #16 -Conflict Resolution

06/08/2023

Ep. 30 #15 -Letting Go (Video)

06/08/2023

Ep. 29 #15 -Letting Go

06/02/2023

Ep. 28 #14 -Setting Boundaries (Video)

06/02/2023

Ep. 27 #14 -Setting Boundaries

05/25/2023

Ep. 26 #13 -Anger (Video)

05/25/2023

Ep. 25 #13 -Anger

05/18/2023

Ep. 24 #12 -Forgiveness (Video)

05/18/2023

Ep. 23 #12 -Forgiveness

05/11/2023

Ep. 22 #11 -The Importance of Self-Care (Video)

05/11/2023

Ep. 21 #11 -The Importance of Self-Care

05/05/2023

Ep. 20 #10 -Emotional Depth (Video)

05/04/2023

Ep. 19 #10 -Emotional Depth

04/27/2023

Ep. 18 #9 -Not Everything is Trauma (Video)

04/27/2023

Ep. 17 #9 -Not Everything is Trauma

04/20/2023

Ep. 16 #8 -420 (Video)

04/20/2023

Ep. 15 #8 -420

04/13/2023

Ep. 14 #7 -Rehab is for Quitters (Video)

04/13/2023

Ep. 13 #7 -Rehab is for Quitters

04/07/2023

Ep. 12 #6 -10 Life Choices You Will Regret in 10 Years (Video)

04/06/2023

Ep. 11 #6 -10 Life Choices You Will Regret in 10 Years

03/31/2023

Ep. 10 #5 -Reefer Madness (Video)

03/30/2023

Ep. 9 #5 -Reefer Madness

03/24/2023

Ep. 8 #4 -Harm Reduction (Video)

03/23/2023

Ep. 7 #4 -Harm Reduction

03/16/2023

Ep. 6 #3 -Stigma (Video)

03/16/2023

Ep. 5 #3 -Stigma

03/09/2023

Ep. 4 #2 -The State of Counseling (Video)

03/09/2023

Ep. 3 #2 -The State of Counseling

03/02/2023

Ep. 2 #1 - Who is The Unlicensed Counselor? (Video)

03/02/2023

Ep. 1 #1 - Who is The Unlicensed Counselor?