About Brian
Brian Kees is a licensed professional counselor who uses straightforward, practical therapy to help people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, and relationship concerns. He presents ideas clearly and focuses on steps people can take right away. Brian writes plainly and listens closely to what matters most to each person.
He draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. He also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity.
Background and approach
Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or ambivalent about change. Brian has eight years of counseling experience and works with issues such as grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related problems, self-esteem, bipolar mood concerns, and depression. He also addresses specific topics like men's issues, communication problems, codependency, and substance use challenges.
He frames these concerns in everyday terms and focuses on practical steps clients can use between sessions. In sessions he aims for a collaborative style. He helps people set clear goals, try manageable experiments, and track results.
Brian pays attention to life stages and transitions, including the strain of isolation, impulsivity, or searching for purpose. He holds LPC credentials and practices with people in Texas. Sessions are offered in English and he works with international clients through online formats.
Brian emphasizes a steady, nonjudgmental approach to help people feel more capable and make gradual changes.
Therapeutic approaches that translate well to online work
Brian often integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy when working online. CBT focuses on identifying patterns of thinking that keep problems going and testing small behavioral changes to see what helps. DBT provides practical skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review your goals, preferences, and the issues you bring and suggest which methods to try first. Together you can adjust the plan over time based on what feels helpful and what produces real changes.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets you work in a more natural face-to-face way. Phone sessions can be easier when a shorter check-in is needed or bandwidth is limited. Chat and text-based messaging support quick updates, skill coaching between live sessions, or people who prefer typed communication. These options make scheduling more flexible and can help therapy fit into a busy life.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Texas, Oregon, Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English