Maximilian Stepaniak, LPCC

Maximilian Stepaniak is an Ohio LPCC with three years of clinical experience. He works with adults on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, and depression. He also focuses on blended family issues and a range of related concerns such as attachment, codependency, and men's issues.

Maximilian uses cognitive behavioral approaches to help people identify unhelpful thinking and change patterns that keep problems going. Sessions typically involve practical exercises, thought work, and behavior changes people can use between meetings. He aims for concrete strategies rather than long theoretical discussion.

He has experience supporting people from varied cultural backgrounds and across a wide age range, including people who have faced adoption or foster care challenges and process addictions like gambling or pornography. He helps people talk through difficult feelings, manage anger, and work toward clearer goals in life.

Maximilian describes therapy as a collaboration. He will challenge negative habits when needed and guide clients to build skills for emotional regulation and stress management. That can include step-by-step plans for handling triggers or practicing new reactions in daily life.

Practical matters are part of his work. He helps people sort priorities, make plans for money and work stress, and address isolation or relationship strain that often appears in blended households. He uses short-term tools alongside longer work when needed.