Dr. Steven Noles, VA Psychologist 0810001476

Dr. Steven Noles is a VA Psychologist with four decades of experience in clinical work. He practices in Virginia and brings a calm, collaborative style to sessions. He focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and attention challenges.

Dr. Noles trained at the Virginia Consortium for Professional Psychology and holds a Doctor of Psychology, Psy.D. His background includes time as a staff psychologist in the U.S. Navy and many years in private practice. He has also consulted with colleges, athletic teams, and universities on ADHD, learning, and psychological disabilities.

In sessions he uses client-centered techniques that prioritize the person’s own goals. He adds cognitive behavioral methods to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Solution-focused strategies are used to set concrete, short-term steps toward improvement.

His experience includes work with athletes at high school, college, and professional levels, and consulting on sports performance enhancement. He also has experience addressing issues like divorce and separation, parenting and fatherhood concerns, grief, trauma, and post-traumatic stress.

Outside of clinical work he has been married over 38 years and is a grandfather. He volunteers at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia. People who want to explore stress, career decisions, or relationship and self-esteem concerns may find his practical, goal-minded approach helpful.

How his approaches translate to online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist. It emphasizes listening, empathy, and shaping sessions around the individual’s goals, which helps when addressing relationship strain, low self-esteem, or life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice patterns of thought and behavior and try specific experiments to change them. It is often used for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related routines, and managing stress through practical steps.

Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, achievable goals and the strengths a person already has. It can be useful for career decisions, coping with transitions, and short-term problem solving.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a joint process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and adjust methods over time. That collaboration helps shape a plan that fits what someone wants to work on.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm which formats are offered before booking since the profile does not list specific options. Many people find remote work helpful because it makes scheduling easier, lets them fit sessions into a workday break, or avoids travel time. Others appreciate shorter check-ins for managing stress or focused CBT exercises without a long commute. Discussing format and timing upfront can help make therapy fit everyday life.