About Kevin
Kevin McGarvey is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania with five years of clinical experience. He focuses on clear, respectful conversations and works to shape a plan that fits each person's needs. He describes a relaxed style and aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable for someone who is worried or hesitant.
He has worked in partial hospital programs and in individual outpatient settings. That background includes support for people with significant mental illness and experience with personality disorder diagnoses.
Background and approach
He helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, bipolar concerns, addiction, grief, sleep problems, low self-esteem, depression, and ADHD. Kevin uses practical approaches that center the client's perspective. He treats the diagnosis as one part of the story and looks closely at the life situations that influence symptoms.
This helps create goals that feel relevant and realistic for day-to-day life. In sessions he combines client-centered listening with tools from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches. He also draws on existential questions and solution-focused steps when those fit a person's goals.
The mix is aimed at reducing distress and improving coping rather than prescribing a single method. He welcomes questions from people who are unsure about starting therapy and will answer them before work begins. Kevin tailors conversations and plans to what the individual brings, keeping the focus on practical steps and clearer ways to manage stress and relationships.
How Kevin’s Approaches Translate to Online Care
Kevin often uses client-centered therapy to start sessions by listening closely and letting the person guide what matters most. This approach helps shape goals that feel meaningful and relevant to daily life. Cognitive behavioral therapy is used to identify patterns of thought and behavior and to develop practical steps for reducing anxiety, panic, obsessions, or low mood.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. He will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and may combine elements from different approaches as needs change. That way the plan stays focused on what helps most in everyday situations.
Online therapy with him is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and longer work on skills. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging can fit into a busy day and make it easier to track progress between longer sessions. These options give flexibility to match therapy to a person's schedule and comfort with different formats.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English