Dr. Scott Anstadt, LCSW, LSCSW

Dr. Scott Anstadt is a licensed clinical social worker with 36 years of combined academic and counseling experience. He holds LCSW and LSCSW clinical social work licenses, reflecting extensive training and practice in therapeutic care. Dr. Anstadt is known for an empathic, direct, and practical style that emphasizes evidence-based techniques and real-world applicability to everyday concerns.

He draws on an eclectic, evidence-based toolkit that includes family systems, gestalt, narrative, cognitive behavioral, person-centered, and existential frameworks to tailor interventions to each person or family. His practice includes work with older adults, periods of transition and adjustment, and grief, and he has substantial experience with individuals, groups, and families. In addition to clinical work, he taught clinical courses at the university level for almost a decade, bringing an informed, scholarly perspective to practice.

Dr. Anstadt integrates flexible, strategic contacts and coaching into a whole-person lifestyle approach, adapting session length and timing to fit clients' routines and needs. He welcomes those who value a compassionate, reflective, and genuine therapeutic presence and who appreciate the convenience and mobility that online work can offer. He accepts international clients and aims to make therapeutic work accessible and meaningful across diverse life situations.

Therapeutic Approaches Adapted for Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people clarify their values and develop psychological flexibility through acceptance and mindful action. It is often useful for stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and navigating major life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes understanding early relationship patterns and how they influence current connections; it supports work on intimacy, relationship repair, family dynamics, and attachment injuries. Client-Centered Therapy centers on a compassionate, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship in which the therapist provides empathy and support while the client explores their own goals and solutions - this approach can help with self-esteem, transitions, and finding personal direction.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Dr. Anstadt works collaboratively with clients to identify methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Clients can expect a flexible partnership in which the therapist adjusts techniques over time to support progress.

Online therapy with licensed professionals offers practical benefits such as scheduling flexibility, reduced travel time, and the ability to connect from different locations. Sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing clients to choose the format that best matches their lifestyle and needs while maintaining consistent therapeutic contact.