About Jeffrey
Jeffrey Gowing is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan with eight years of clinical experience. He combines a background in criminal justice and clinical mental health to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. He asks clients to commit to the work because steady attendance and effort make therapy more effective.
Sessions focus on practical steps and changes people can try between meetings. Jeffrey explains how thoughts and perceptions shape reactions, emotions, and even physical symptoms.
How Jeffrey works
His approach often draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the client's perspectives and priorities, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at thinking patterns and behavior. He uses these methods to help people reframe unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors in daily life.
Jeffrey has professional experience with topics that include LGBT matters, gender dysphoria, sexuality, HIV/AIDS, polyamory and non-monogamous relationships, and kink and BDSM culture. He also works with aging and geriatric issues, grief, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related concerns.
He holds licenses as a Virginia LPC and a Michigan LPC and maintains membership in professional groups related to counseling, mental health, and transgender health. Jeffrey aims to create a respectful space where people can work on personal goals and learn clearer ways of coping.
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What Jeffrey works with
The areas below are the ones Jeffrey selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- 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
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy places the client's perspective at the center of sessions. The therapist listens closely, follows what matters most to the client, and helps people set goals they find meaningful. This approach helps with issues where personal values, identity, and emotional support are central.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It is practical and goal-oriented, and it often includes exercises people can try between sessions to reduce anxiety, improve mood, or manage stress.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has worked or not worked before, then adapt techniques over time. Clients help set the pace and decide which methods feel most useful.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video calls are useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in option, and text messaging can support ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to maintain continuity when travel or relocation occurs.
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