About Kevin
Kevin Garibay is a licensed clinical social worker with eight years of practice in California. He focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, and the effects of trauma or abuse. He aims to treat everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion from the first conversation.
Kevin builds sessions around each person's needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan. He listens first, then works with clients to set practical goals and small steps toward change.
Background and approach
He emphasizes clear, direct talk and steady support during difficult moments. People come to him for help with panic attacks, social anxiety, low self-esteem, and feelings of isolation. He also supports those dealing with caregiver stress, family problems, shame or guilt, and struggles related to addiction or sexual trauma.
He can work with issues tied to intellectual disability and impulsivity as they arise in individual sessions. Kevin adapts how he communicates to match each person. Some clients prefer focused problem-solving and short-term plans.
Others need time to process past wounds and build self-compassion. He tailors pacing, homework, and tools to what fits best for the client. Throughout treatment he aims to empower people to notice progress and use practical skills between sessions.
He encourages patience with the process and celebrates small changes. Kevin supports clients as they move toward clearer thinking, steadier moods, and greater confidence.
Approaches that fit online care and anxiety support
Kevin uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and steady emotional work. One approach emphasizes teaching coping strategies and breathing or grounding tools to reduce panic and acute anxiety symptoms; these techniques give people simple actions to try during high-stress moments. Another approach centers on processing traumatic experiences at a pace the client can manage, helping reduce the intensity of intrusive memories and related distress while building safety and self-support.Choosing the right method is a collaborative process. Kevin will talk with the client about goals, current struggles, and what feels most helpful. Together they will try approaches and adjust based on what produces progress and comfort.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone works well for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited, chat can help with quick coping support, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible for busy schedules and different comfort levels.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Depression
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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