About Kevin
Kevin Ford is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 15 years of work experience in New Jersey. He focuses on practical help for common struggles like stress, anxiety, addiction, anger, bipolar mood changes, and depression. He speaks English and aims to make first steps feel less overwhelming.
He approaches sessions with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Conversations are shaped to fit each person's situation. Kevin helps people set clear goals and works with them to try different ways of coping and problem solving.
Background and approach
His practice includes support for grief, eating concerns, career stress, and issues tied to social anxiety and isolation. He also addresses communication problems, impulsivity, and recovery from drug, alcohol, or process addictions. Kevin uses methods from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to guide sessions.
That can mean breaking big problems into smaller steps, practicing skills for managing strong feelings, or finding personal reasons to change unhealthy habits. Sessions can be conversational and skills-focused. Kevin adapts pace and tools so people can try what fits them best.
He recognizes that starting therapy takes courage and works to make the process straightforward and human.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life actions. It breaks problems into small steps and is useful for anxiety, panic, low mood, and many everyday stresses. DBT, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. It offers breathing, attention, and communication tools that help when feelings become overwhelming. Motivational Interviewing is a conversational way to find the reasons someone wants to change. It helps with addictions, smoking or vaping cessation, and any behavior someone feels stuck on. Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. Adjustments are made as progress is observed or if something does not feel helpful. Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from another location. Phone sessions can work if bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people share thoughts between sessions or use a flexible way to connect when schedules are tight.Questions people ask
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Sex addiction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English