About Kevin
Kevin Cooksey is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in South Carolina with ten years of clinical experience. He holds a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from Liberty University and a Bachelor of Science in Research Psychology from the University of South Carolina-Upstate.
Kevin combines clinical knowledge with practical tools to help people manage stress and anxiety and navigate relationship concerns. Kevin uses straightforward, goal-focused work in sessions.
Background and approach
He often draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behaviors. He also uses client-centered methods to build a respectful, collaborative space where clients set the pace and priorities. When relationships are the concern, he incorporates ideas from the Gottman Method and SYMBIS assessment work to teach communication skills and reduce conflict.
He has experience addressing trauma and grief, and he applies trauma-informed strategies when past events are affecting daily life. Kevin supports people dealing with parenting strains, first responder stress, career pressures, ADHD challenges, and midlife transition issues. He also works with concerns like sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, and intimacy-related issues.
Sessions aim to give practical steps and clearer choices for real life. Outside of direct therapy, Kevin has experience supervising clinicians and engages with professional organizations related to marriage and family therapy and Christian counseling. He provides services in English and offers several remote formats to fit different schedules.
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions support them
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s lead so goals come from what matters most to the person. This approach helps when someone needs space to talk through feelings, clarify choices, or rebuild confidence. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps people identify patterns of thinking and behavior that increase anxiety or stress and then practice different responses to reduce their impact. Gottman-informed work teaches practical communication and conflict skills that can change the way partners talk and solve problems.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they will try methods that feel useful and adjust the plan as progress is made or needs change.
Online therapy offers several practical advantages. Video calls let the therapist observe tone and body language while keeping sessions convenient. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a workday. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief check-ins, skill practice between sessions, or ongoing support without scheduling a full call. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and maintain steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English
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