- Years in practice
- 35
- Credentials
- LISW
- Licensed in
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Grief
About Kevin
Kevin Peterca is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, parenting concerns, and career challenges. He brings 35 years of experience to sessions and focuses on practical steps parents can use right away. He writes simply and listens closely to each person's priorities.
Kevin uses clear, goal-focused methods in short-term work. He draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors.
Background and approach
He blends that with solution-focused ideas to set concrete, achievable steps between sessions. Sessions aim to be collaborative. Kevin invites input about what is working and what is not.
He adjusts techniques to match each person's needs and goals rather than following one fixed plan. Parents often come with burnout, communication breakdowns, or worry about a child's behavior and the wider family climate. Kevin addresses caregiver stress, fatherhood issues, codependency, and communication problems while also attending to mood concerns like depression and bipolar mood challenges.
He includes mindfulness practices to help people slow down and notice thoughts without getting swept up in them. That can be paired with concrete skill-building for managing anger, addictions, and coping with life changes. Kevin emphasizes small, steady changes that add up over time.
Kevin works from Ohio and conducts sessions in English. His approach is practical and straightforward, aimed at helping parents and individuals make clear progress toward their goals.
What Kevin works with
Everything Kevin lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kevin helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Kevin lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches for online parenting and life challenges
Kevin commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy when working online. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence, which helps with anxiety, depression, and coping with parenting stress. Mindfulness Therapy trains simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation, useful for anger, grief, and caregiver strain.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences and collaborate on whether CBT, mindfulness, or a blend feels best. Together you set short-term objectives and check progress so adjustments can be made along the way.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make attendance easier. Video is useful for longer sessions and interactive work, phone can fit a break at work or lower bandwidth, live chat lets people check in between sessions, and text-based messaging supports brief updates or coaching-style guidance. These options help people maintain continuity of care while balancing family, work, and other demands.
Questions people ask about Kevin
What concerns does Kevin commonly address?
He supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, grief, career issues, depression, addictions, parenting worries, and related mood concerns.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He uses a practical, goal-directed style that invites client input and focuses on specific, achievable changes each week.
What is his professional background?
He has 35 years of experience providing short-term, goal-focused counseling to individuals and couples.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is a Licensed Independent Social Worker, listed as OH LISW, and practices from Ohio.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and he is not accepting international clients.
What session formats does he offer?
He works through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can pick what fits their schedule.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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