About Jeffrey
Jeffrey Gowing is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Michigan with eight years of practice. He blends a background in criminal justice and clinical mental health counseling with a straightforward, practical approach. Jeffrey focuses on clear goals and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
He works with people who are dealing with stress and anxiety and with a wide range of related concerns. His work emphasizes how thoughts shape feelings and actions.
Background and approach
He helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and learn different ways of responding. That can reduce physical tension, calm strong emotions, and make everyday life feel more manageable. Sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented.
Jeffrey encourages regular attendance and a personal commitment to the process. He uses techniques that fit each person's preferences and pace. Jeffrey also brings experience with issues related to identity and sexuality.
His focus areas include LGBT concerns, gender dysphoria, polyamory, kink and alternative sexual culture, and HIV/AIDS, among others. He supports people dealing with grief, trauma, relationship strain, career changes, aging questions, and intimacy-related worries. Outside the therapy room he has been involved in professional associations related to counseling and transgender health.
He aims to create a respectful space where people can talk through their concerns and build useful skills for daily life.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and building a strong working relationship. It helps people feel heard and understood, and supports work on issues like identity, self-esteem, and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is about noticing and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It gives practical tools people can use between sessions to manage anxiety, stress, and mood shifts.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan if something isn’t a good fit.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for fuller conversation and visual cues, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text work well for brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. Those options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules while still working toward clear goals.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Anger management
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Intimacy-related issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Michigan, Virginia
- Languages
- English
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