About Dr. Steven Ingram

I’ve been providing counseling services for over 30 years to a diverse group of individuals of all ages, as well as working with groups, couples, and families.

Through my graduate programs and study, and later, as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Dayton and at United Theological Seminary, I indulged my passion for understanding human emotions and behavior. I became a licensed counselor applying psychotherapy, or talk therapy, and interpersonal therapy counseling services, but still teach and supervise. I constantly seek to broaden and deepen my knowledge related to helping others. My best learning has come from my own life experience, the privilege of practicing therapy, and getting to hear other’s stories.

For example, working with children helps me understand ways that adult issues are formed; working with adults helps me suspect where a child’s behavior is leading. I have learned much about parenting from my own children — though no lesson of parenting is learned soon enough.

My journey as a professional writer, musician, marathon runner, woodworker, and travels to Europe contribute to my work. Those interests have taught me to balance effort with rest, coping with pain and injury, food issues, sustaining motivation, and nurturing curiosity. My years as a writer, preacher, and public speaker have sharpened my sensitivity to language and deepened my respect for the personal connection as a counselor providing therapy.