Kevin Kramer, LCSW

Kevin Kramer is a licensed clinical social worker with 22 years of practice. He helps people who are overwhelmed by stress and anxiety and those coping with depression, trauma, mood changes, and life transitions. He also supports people facing relationship strain, grief, identity questions, and substance concerns.

Sessions with Kevin are practical and focused on the here and now. He listens first and then works alongside each person to set clear goals. Conversations aim to increase understanding, reduce distressing symptoms, and build useful coping skills for day-to-day life.

Kevin draws on client-centered work to create an attentive, respectful space. He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. For people affected by past harm, he includes trauma-focused methods to address how those experiences continue to affect daily life.

He brings experience supporting LGBTQ+ people, those feeling isolated, older adults, and men navigating emotional challenges. Kevin mentions working with concerns like chronic pain, caregiving stress, addiction, and first responder issues. His style is steady and focused on helping people find practical ways forward.

Kevin practices in Texas as an LCSW, and he approaches each person as an individual. He encourages realistic steps, teaches tools that people can try between sessions, and revisits plans if something isn’t working.

How Kevin’s approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, understanding, and responding to each person where they are. This approach helps people feel heard and works well when someone needs a steady, respectful space to talk about stress, identity, or life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches concrete skills to test unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with panic.

Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses how past harm affects current functioning and helps people process those experiences in small, manageable steps. It aims to reduce trauma-related distress and improve daily functioning.

Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the person to match approaches to goals and preferences, and may adjust methods as needs change.

The profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins during short breaks. Some people prefer shorter or phone-only meetings when bandwidth or quiet time is limited, while others choose longer video sessions for deeper work.