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LPC, LPCC

Kevin Bagwell, LPC, LPCC

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, Relationship, and Family
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Kevin

Kevin Bagwell is an experienced licensed counselor who focuses on helping people manage relationship struggles, mood concerns, trauma, addiction, parenting challenges, and ADHD. He brings two decades of clinical work to sessions and emphasizes warmth, respect, and a strong therapeutic alliance as central to meaningful progress.

Background and approach

Kevin holds LPC and LPCC credentials and has a long track record working across nonprofit, community mental health, university psychiatric, and independent practice settings. His approach blends practical, evidence-informed techniques with attention to each person’s story and values.

Kevin draws on client-centered principles to prioritize the client’s perspective, cognitive behavioral strategies to address thinking and behavior patterns, and narrative and existential ideas to explore meaning and identity. He aims to meet clients where they are, tailoring methods to individual goals and using solution-focused steps when concrete change is desired.

Kevin’s style is collaborative and adaptive; he supports clients through coping with grief, career shifts, mood disorders, and life transitions while addressing communication, control, and family-related issues. He invites those ready to take action toward change to begin the process and offers guidance informed by many years of clinical practice in California and beyond.

Approach-focused online therapy and practical access

Kevin integrates client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in a way that keeps the client’s perspective central while teaching concrete skills. Client-centered work emphasizes empathetic listening and respect for each person’s experience, which helps create a collaborative environment for exploring relationship, grief, and identity concerns. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, making it useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and patterns linked to ADHD and addictions.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work itself. Kevin collaborates with clients to determine which methods best match their goals, preferences, and life circumstances, adjusting techniques over time as progress and needs change. This collaborative stance helps tailor sessions to address communication problems, control issues, parenting challenges, and other targeted goals.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit consistent sessions into busy schedules, maintain momentum between meetings, and access support from home or work. Licensed professionals can use these options to provide ongoing guidance, skill-building, and reflective space without requiring in-person attendance.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Kevin commonly address?
He works with a wide range of concerns including relationships, family problems, trauma and abuse, parenting, depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, eating issues, anger, self esteem, career matters, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, coaching, and ADHD.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
His work emphasizes warmth, unconditional positive regard, and a strong therapeutic bond while combining client-centered listening with practical techniques such as cognitive behavioral and solution-focused tools.
What is his professional background and experience?
Kevin has 20 years of experience as a therapist and has worked in nonprofit settings, community mental health, university psychiatric services, and independent practice.
What credentials and licensure does he hold and where is he based?
He is licensed with credentials LPC and LPCC and practices in California; licence details are MI LPC 6401009233 and CA LPCC 17520.
Does he offer services in multiple languages or to international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English, and he is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for working together?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How are sessions billed and what does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with him?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsGriefEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Michigan, California

Languages

English

What Kevin can help with

Kevin Bagwell works with clients on relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, and depression.

Kevin works with trauma(including adults with history of or present experience with sexual/ physical abuse or neglect, and domestic violence).

How Kevin approaches therapy

Kevin's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Kevin is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in California, with 20 years of clinical experience.

Kevin is a graduate of a Master of Sciences degree in Counseling from National Louis University.

Therapy style

Kevin aims to help guide you through "your' healing process".