Kevin Bagwell, LPC, LPCC
Michigan · 20 years in practice
Kevin Bagwell is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on helping people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, depression, anxiety, and trauma.
License and registration
- LPC, Michigan
- 6401009233 · expires January 2029
- LPCC, California
- 17520 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1710010152 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Kevin
Kevin Bagwell is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on helping people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, depression, anxiety, and trauma. He uses a direct, down-to-earth manner and aims to help clients make practical changes that improve daily life. Kevin practices from California and brings 20 years of experience to his work as an LPC, LPCC.
Kevin typically begins by listening to what matters most to each person. He emphasizes building trust and respect, and he uses that foundation to address immediate concerns like stress, anger, grief, or addiction.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to be straightforward and goal-oriented, with an emphasis on what will help in the client’s life now. His approach draws on Existential Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy among other methods. That lets him marry big-picture questions about meaning with concrete steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
He also uses narrative and mindfulness tools when they fit the client’s goals. Kevin has worked across non-profits, community mental health, university psychiatric settings, and independent practice. That history informs a practical, no-nonsense style that still values warmth and unconditional positive regard.
He aims to help people sort through family problems, communication breakdowns, abandonment issues, and fatherhood concerns. In sessions he helps people tackle specific problems such as ADHD-related struggles, substance use, eating issues, or coping with life transitions. He supports clients who want help with career stress, self-esteem, or managing bipolar symptoms.
Work with him focuses on clear steps and steady progress toward the client’s goals.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Kevin lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kevin names
- Existential Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approach and online care that fit your life
Kevin uses Existential Therapy to help people face big questions about meaning, choice, and purpose, which can be useful when life changes feel overwhelming. Client-Centered Therapy is part of his practice and focuses on listening with empathy, building trust, and following what the client wants to work on. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with practical strategies that reduce anxiety, depression, or problematic coping.Finding the right approach tends to be collaborative. He discusses options with each person and adjusts methods based on goals, needs, and preferences. Together they pick tools that feel useful rather than forcing a single method.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for people with busy schedules or mobility limits. Video calls let sessions mirror in-person work when visual connection matters. Phone sessions work well for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for brief, on-the-go check-ins and can fit into a lunch break or between appointments. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and to use methods like CBT exercises, mindfulness prompts, or narrative reflection in everyday life.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of issues does he help with?
He addresses relationship and family concerns, parenting, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, addictions, grief, eating issues, anger, self-esteem, career stress, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He combines a warm, respectful stance with practical, goal-focused work. Sessions mix big-picture reflection with concrete steps to change thoughts or behaviors.
How much experience does he have?
He has 20 years of professional experience working in community mental health, university psychiatric settings, non-profits, and independent practice.
What are his credentials and where does he practice?
He holds LPC and LPCC credentials and practices from California.
Can I see him in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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