About Kevin
Kevin Sockwell is a licensed clinician in Maryland with 32 years of experience. He is an MD and an LCPC who listens carefully and helps people take the first steps toward better coping and clearer thinking. His practice focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and ADHD concerns.
He creates a calm space where people can talk about hard things without worry about judgment. Sessions are straightforward and aimed at understanding what feels most pressing right now.
Background and approach
He works with motivation, confidence, and practical ways to manage everyday struggles. Kevin uses methods that focus on a person’s own goals and strengths while also offering concrete tools. He draws on client-centered work to follow each person’s pace.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy offers ways to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness techniques are used to build attention and reduce reactivity during stressful moments. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about change.
Narrative Therapy helps people make sense of painful events by reshaping the stories they tell about themselves. People often come for help with grief, parenting strain, relationship and family tensions, and challenges tied to addiction or obsessive behaviors. Kevin aims to make sessions practical and relevant so people leave with clear next steps.
He supports clients who want steady progress and realistic coping strategies.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Kevin frequently uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening and following a person’s own goals. This approach helps people feel heard and build confidence to tackle problems at their own pace.He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify thought patterns that lead to distress and to try small behavior changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, stress, and many ADHD-related challenges when practical routines and thought strategies are needed.
Mindfulness Therapy is included to help people notice reactions in the moment and reduce automatic responses to stress. It can be helpful for managing worry, impulsivity, and emotional ups and downs.
Finding the best mix of approaches is collaborative. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That exploration often begins in the first few sessions and can change as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are good for focused conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be quicker check-ins or fit low-bandwidth situations. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, coaching-style support, or when written reflection helps. These options make it easier to schedule consistent work and try different ways of connecting without traveling.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 32 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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