Dr. Steven S. Steele

Thirty years. A doctorate from Princeton (PTS). One practice.

Steve holds a doctorate from Princeton (PTS), with emphasis in Organizational Psychology and Attachment Theory, and a graduate degree from Fuller (FTS) with emphasis in Family Systems Theory. He is a Level 3 trained Gottman Method practitioner and a Certified Practitioner in Relational Life Therapy (RLT) under Terry Real.

His practice is private, offering in-person or on-line counseling, and limited — by design.

Dr. Steven S. Steele, counselor at ThriveNow Counseling in Los Altos

How Steve works

This is not passive listening. The work is direct, structured, and purposeful. Sessions are designed around where you are stuck — not a standard curriculum.

Steve integrates the Gottman Method's forty-year research base on what makes relationships succeed or fail with the relational directness of RLT, which addresses the patterns beneath the conflict. Together they form a specific, rigorous toolkit for couples who need more than talk.

"Marriage is one of the most courageous and rewarding works you will ever do. The wisest among us recognize we cannot do it alone."

— Dr. Steven S. Steele