About Kevin
Kevin Wurtz is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and relationship or family challenges. He works with concerns like parenting strain, intimacy issues, grief, career stress, and identity questions. He brings 22 years of experience to each session and aims to treat people with respect and compassion.
Kevin adapts conversations and plans to fit each person’s situation. He focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions.
How Kevin works
Sessions tend to be straightforward and goal-oriented, with an emphasis on what helps in day-to-day life. He often uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify thought patterns that increase anxiety or low mood. Mindfulness techniques are offered to build calm and improve focus.
Motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies support change when people feel stuck or overwhelmed. Kevin is licensed in California as an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - and has worked in clinical settings for over two decades. He draws on that background to help people navigate divorce and separation, blended family issues, addiction recovery, and communication problems.
People seeking help with specific issues such as abandonment wounds, codependency, infidelity, addiction, compassion fatigue, or questions about life purpose will find a pragmatic approach. Kevin aims to meet people where they are and guide them toward clearer choices and small, manageable changes. Sessions are conducted in English and arranged to fit each client’s schedule.
He encourages anyone feeling overwhelmed or stuck to reach out and begin with a simple matching and scheduling step.
Kevin lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
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
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 22 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How Kevin Uses Practical Therapies Online
Kevin draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday struggles because it breaks problems into manageable parts and tests simple changes.He also uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change. This approach focuses on building motivation and resolving mixed feelings, which can be helpful for addictions, commitment issues, and goals like career shifts or healthier habits.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kevin will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and daily life, and then decide together what methods to try first. The process is collaborative and adjusts as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people work face to face when a fuller conversation is needed. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or the need to be on camera is an issue. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework, coaching between sessions, or when a short update fits someone’s schedule.
These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while fitting sessions around work, caregiving, or other demands.
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