Gottman Referral Network

About

Dr. Steven S. Steele has thirty years of counseling experience working with couples, individuals, and families in Los Altos and the San Francisco Bay Area, California. His private practice specializes in couples counseling, affair recovery, premarital counseling, and relationship counseling for executives and high-performing professionals.

As a Level 3 trained Gottman Method practitioner and a certified practitioner in Relational Life Therapy (RLT), his work integrates the research-based framework of the Gottman Method with the relational directness of RLT — focused, practical, and built around the specific situation each client brings. He works with couples and individuals navigating communication breakdown, betrayal and trust repair, major life transitions, and the relational pressures of demanding careers.

Dr. Steele's advanced graduate work includes a doctorate from Princeton (P.T.S.) —with an emphasis in organizational psychology and attachment theory—as well as a separate master’s degree with an emphasis in family systems theory. Dr. Steele completed his hospital C.P.E. residency at USC Arcadia Hospital (formerly A.M.H), and is a Pastoral Counselor via his CA-board-certified competencies and training. While he is not a CA-licensed Psychologist, LPCC, LMFT, or LCSW, he frequently works closely with and refers to other licensed medical practitioners when clinical needs arise. Dr. Steele has served as Supervisor of students for Field Education at several graduate schools.

Dr. Steele is available for in-person sessions in his Los Altos, California, office or online for clients living in or beyond the Bay Area, including San Francisco, and internationally. Given the nature of Dr. Steele's executive clientele, he understands the need for confidentiality and a space to explore personal issues with safety and discretion. Initial consultations are complimentary.

Special populations

Los Altos, Mtn. View, Menlo, Atherton, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Woodside, Cupertino, Redwood City