About Kevin
Kevin McGarvey is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with five years of experience. He approaches conversations with respect, sensitivity, and calm. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, mood concerns, trauma, and addiction.
Kevin aims to tailor sessions to each person’s needs and goals. Kevin has substantial experience from partial hospital settings where he supported people with significant mental illness. He also has experience in individual outpatient work and has worked extensively with people who received personality disorder diagnoses.
How Kevin works
That background informs how he notices patterns and plans practical steps in therapy. Kevin believes the person in the room is the expert on their life. He focuses on what contributes to how someone feels rather than only on a diagnosis.
Sessions often center on identifying stressors, building coping skills, and making daily changes that feel manageable. His style is relaxed and conversational. He spends time learning about a person’s background and what brought them to seek help so he can offer relevant ideas.
Kevin adapts the pace and focus to match each person's readiness and goals. He is comfortable addressing a wide range of concerns including anger, bipolar disorder, grief, sleep problems, ADHD, obsessive or compulsive patterns, panic, phobias, and relationship or communication issues. Kevin is available for questions before starting so people can decide if his approach feels like a good fit.
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What Kevin works with
The areas below are the ones Kevin selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- 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
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
Approach and online therapy options
Kevin blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral and solution-focused ideas. Client-centered work means he centers the conversation on the person’s perspective and priorities, helping people feel heard and understood. Cognitive behavioral techniques focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, panic, or depressive patterns. Solution-focused methods emphasize practical, short-term steps you can try between sessions to improve coping and communication.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kevin will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. Together they set priorities and try approaches for a few sessions to see what fits best, adjusting as needed.
Online therapy makes regular care easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls let conversations feel close to in-person sessions. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or when a shorter touchpoint helps maintain momentum between longer sessions. These options help people keep therapy consistent and flexible around work, caregiving, or other commitments.
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