Kevin Cooksey earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of South Carolina-Upstate in Research Psychology with a minor in Conflict Resolution. He has a Master's Degree from Liberty University in Marriage and Family Therapy and is currently working on his Ph.D. Kevin is certified by the American Association of Christian Counselors in Stress & Trauma Care with Military Application and in Sexual Addiction Counseling. Kevin has also been certified in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) through the Medical University of South Carolina. This training is to help children ages 5-18 that have been impacted by some type of trauma experience. He is licensed by the State of South Carolina as a Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT.
Kevin is also certified as a SYMBIS Assessment Facilitator. This is an assessment and counseling certification to help couples start their marriage off Right. It is a tool to educate and give couples the needed skill sets to have a successful marriage relationship.
Kevin is a Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and the American Association of Christian Counselors
Family Builders Counseling Services offers a full line of counseling services.
Kevin is currently a State Supervisor in Training
Additional areas of focus: Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Communication problems, Control issues, Divorce and separation, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Personality disorders, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
SC LMFT 4573
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Kevin has been attentive and very helpful; I greatly appreciate his guidance and support during a very difficult time!
Written on May 19, 2023 after therapy with Kevin for 1 year and 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and family conflicts
He was wonderful
Written on Mar 16, 2023 after therapy with Kevin for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning relationship issues, and anger management
Kevin is very knowledgeable and has been very understanding of the problems I have communicated to him about.
Written on Nov 21, 2022 after therapy with Kevin for 9 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Kevin is knowledgeable and kind. He has helped me gather insights and find solutions in my life. Very practical approach balanced with compassion and concern.
Written on Nov 18, 2022 after therapy with Kevin for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, and self esteem
Kevin was AWESOME. I only had 3 sessions with him but I was very happy and impressed.
Written on Nov 02, 2022 after therapy with Kevin for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, and adhd
Thanks for your expertise
Written on Jun 16, 2022 after therapy with Kevin for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes