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Practice Information
If trauma, a strained relationship, or the weight of high-stress work is making it hard to feel like yourself, Steven Keeler has spent over 30 years helping people find their way back to purpose, connection, and peace.
Steven is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), Certified Canadian Counsellor (CCC), and licensed Marriage, Family and Child Psychotherapist (California, Washington, Montana). His core areas of focus are:
- Trauma, PTSD and First Responder Support (police, fire, paramedic, and military)
- Couples and Relationship Healing
- Stress Management
- Men's Issues
He also brings deep experience with:
- Parent, Child and Teen Relationships
- Anger Resolution
- Family Conflict and Communication Skills
- Substance Abuse
- Anxiety, Depression, Grief and Loss
- Spiritual Issues and Personal Growth
- Life Transitions
- Performance Enhancement (corporate, business, NASCAR)
- International Corporate Consultations and Trainings
Having faced significant hardship earlier in his own life, Steven learned firsthand, through his own therapy, how much courage it takes to ask for help, and how much is possible on the other side of it. That experience shapes how he works with every client today.
Steven believes problems are opportunities. The challenges that arise between people, and within ourselves, create some of the best chances to grow and learn. Clients often describe leaving sessions with a renewed sense of purpose and direction, more freedom, peace, and energy, and a stronger connection to their own life and relationships.
Trained in Satir's Family Systems Psychotherapy (including internal family work), Emotionally Focused and Meaning Attribution practices, Somatic Transformation, and neuroscience-informed approaches, Steven uses experiential, body-mind methods to help clients release old, unhelpful beliefs and coping patterns and to build new ones — work personally endorsed by Dr. John Banmen, co-author of Satir Model: Family Therapy and Beyond.
Steven's private practice, Counsellingandtherapyservices.com, has helped many hundreds of people, families, and kids, and he offers sessions by secure video from anywhere in the world.
Past positions include Military and Family Life Consultant for the Department of Defense (more than 23 military assignments worldwide), medical social worker, school counsellor, addictions counsellor, and graduate school psychology instructor.
Steven's best-selling book, Leap, But How Will I Live, Eat or Pay for Gas? A Journey from Fear to Freedom, is available on Amazon or through your local bookseller.
Reach out for a brief consultation to see if we're a good fit for the change you're looking for.
As a practitioner, Steven demonstrates a strong commitment to both his clients and his ongoing professional development. He skillfully integrates evidence-based methods with a deeply humanistic approach, creating a therapeutic space that is both safe and transformative. His understanding of systemic dynamics and individual psychology enables him to guide clients through complex emotional and relational challenges with clarity and care. After more than two decades of working with thousands of clients, his deep understanding of human behavior makes him a powerful agent for change. I wholeheartedly endorse his work and believe that anyone seeking meaningful psychological support would benefit greatly from working with him.
— Dr. John Banmen, R.Psych., Co-author, Satir Model: Family Therapy and Beyond; Editor, Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy; Former Visiting Professor / Scholar in Residence, Beijing Normal University (2020–2025)
In addition to being a Certified Canadian Counsellor and a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors, Steven is also a licensed Marriage, Family and Child Therapist in the United States. U.S. licensure required a master's degree including a dissertation, more than 3,000 supervised clinical hours, and passing two state-administered examinations before he could practice independently — a standard well above the roughly 100 supervised hours currently required to open a private practice in most Canadian provinces. Steven believes this is worth knowing when choosing a counsellor, and welcomes questions about training and licensure differences between the two countries.
Clients often describe experiencing meaningful shifts within just one or two sessions.
- Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) #13218
- Certified Canadian Counsellor (CCC) #5926
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) #36736
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Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) #1412
Specialized Training
- Trained (and internationally recognized) to the highest levels in the Human Validation Process Model of Virginia Satir. (aka Satir Therapy)
- Trained to the advanced level and recognized as a practitioner of Somatic Transformation-a science based trauma treatment modality
- Served on more than 23 military assignments. Received Civilian Medal for service above and beyond the call of duty, United States Army, Ft Stewart, GA
- Trained in Interpersonal Neuro-Psycho Physiology-Dr. Allan Schore UCLA School of Medicine