I am licensed in Pennsylvania with 5 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger management, & bipolar disorder. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. I have most of my experience working in partial hospital settings, working with people with significant mental illness as well as a couple years of experience working in individual outpatient settings, and I have extensive experience working with people who have been diagnosed with personality disorders.
My approach to counseling assumes that you are the expert in your life and that the symptoms that you experience are due to the challenges of life. The diagnosis is not as important as what contributes to how you feel and what we can work on together so that managing those stressors can be easier. I have a relaxed approach to counseling and try to learn as much about you, your background, and the issues that cause you to seek help. It is important for me to try to gain perspective of the issues as you see them so that I can provide the most relevant help I can.
Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am here to help. I am happy to answer any questions you may have before beginning work.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Grief, Sleeping disorders, Self esteem, Depression, ADHD, Communication problems, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Phobias, Social anxiety and phobia
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
PA LPC PC014335
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Kevin is somehow super professional and really laid back at the same time. I always appreciate his ability to bring new perspectives and ideas. It's that one hour a week with Kevin where the craziness of life doesn't hit so hard
Written on Sep 15, 2023 after therapy with Kevin for 1 year and 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Kevin has been phenomenal with helping me with my mental health. He helped me understand, cope, and over come the things that were creating struggles in my life. He was very understanding, and relative with my issues. He had great advice and exercises to use in my daily life which created a great success for me. I highly recommend him to anyone who is battling mental health issues.
Written on Dec 14, 2022 after therapy with Kevin for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes
Very knowledgeable and helps with coping mechanisms
Written on Oct 17, 2022 after therapy with Kevin for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
great so far!!!
Written on Oct 15, 2022 after therapy with Kevin for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, self esteem, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and adhd
Kevin has been great so far. He listens to what I have to say he and he offers thoughtful advice without being judgmental. I always get the impression that he’s engaged and paying attention. I think our sessions will wind up being very helpful.
Written on Sep 12, 2022 after therapy with Kevin for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and anger management
So far, Kevin has been a fantastic source of insight- he’s very in tune with me and is beyond understanding
Written on Aug 05, 2022 after therapy with Kevin for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd