About Kevin
Kevin Bagwell helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by relationship strain, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, or the fallout from trauma. He writes plainly and listens closely so concerns can be named and small, useful steps planned. Kevin holds a Master of Science in Counseling and is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC.
He brings 20 years of work in human services and nearly two decades in therapy roles.
Background and approach
That experience includes community mental health, nonprofit settings, university psychiatric services, and independent practice in several states. He has worked with people dealing with family conflict, addiction, grief, mood disorders, ADHD, and trauma related to abuse or domestic violence. Sessions focus on building a respectful working relationship first.
Kevin uses a client-centered style that keeps the conversation on what matters to the person in front of him. He also draws on cognitive behavioral methods to help change unhelpful patterns of thinking and behavior. When helpful, he adds narrative and existential approaches to make sense of life changes and identity questions.
Mindfulness practices are used to bring attention to the present moment and reduce reactive stress. Treatment plans are practical and are shaped around each person's goals. Kevin works with adults by phone, video calls, live chat, or text-based messaging.
He practices in California and conducts sessions in English. If someone wants to begin, they choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.
Approaches that translate to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience so goals can be chosen together; it helps when someone needs a steady, respectful space to talk through relationship or family concerns. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete techniques to change patterns that cause anxiety, depression, or anger. Mindfulness therapy trains attention to the present moment and uses simple exercises to reduce reactivity and improve coping with stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kevin will collaborate with each person to see which methods fit their goals and style. That means trying things out, adjusting the plan, and keeping the focus on what helps most in day-to-day life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier across busy lives. Video is useful for deeper conversations, phone can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging works well for brief check-ins or when typing helps clarify thoughts. These formats aim to bring therapeutic tools into routine days and to make follow-up between sessions more accessible for people juggling family, work, or school.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Michigan, California
- Languages
- English