Stephen Kleine, LPC-A, LCDC

  • Specialties: men’s issues, trauma, depression, addiction and substance abuse and misuse, codependency, anger management, stress management, first-responders, EMDR

  • Education:

    • Master of Arts in Professional Counseling – Amberton University, February 2023

    • Bachelor of Science in Religion: Christian Counseling – Liberty University, October 2017

  • Supervised by:  Ly Tran, LPC-Supervisor

  • Location: Richardson, Tele

Getting to know Stephen

Born and raised in Louisiana, Stephen Kleine moved to Texas after serving active duty in the United States Marine Corps. Once in Texas, Stephen took notice of his own coping strategies and began a rewarding journey toward freedom from addiction. Today, he has a strong desire to help those who may feel that they are struggling and unaware of what may be driving them in life. Stephen believes that there is hope, that every person has the capacity to heal, and that authenticity in life is something worth fighting for. Stephen values aiding clients in the development of their sense of self-worth in a therapeutic space where they can truly feel safe enough to be curious about themselves in a compassionate and non-judgmental way.

Stephen closely holds to his own Christian faith as it grounds him daily in life. This is also where he found his calling; he discovered a desire to help people within his church that were struggling with pornography. This led to the formation and facilitation of confidential small groups which ultimately led to a wonderful and rich career in counseling.

Stephen loves his family and is married to a super-terrific wife, has three wonderful children and a dog named Bear. He has been accused of being a coffee snob and loves making pour-overs from a good single-origin coffee... oh, and tinkering on his son’s dirt bike, reading to his children, and running.

Style and Approach

Stephen is dually licensed and some of his areas of clinical interest include: men’s issues, trauma, Christian, career development, shame, anxiety, depression, addiction and substance abuse and misuse, codependency, anger management, depression, marriage, parenting, couples, young adults and professionals, stress management, first-responders, and adolescents.

Some of the different treatment modalities he uses are trauma-informed and stem from a psychodynamic approach, and include: attachment theory, neuroaffective relational model (NARM), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), emotionally focused individual therapy (EFIT), internal family systems therapy (IFS), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and EMDR.