Kevin Stroud, LCSW

North Carolina · 6 years in practice

Kevin Stroud is a licensed clinical social worker who works with adults around stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and trauma.

License and registration

LCSW, North Carolina: C013378 · expires September 2026
NPI: 1982257820 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 6
Languages: English

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About Kevin

Kevin Stroud is a licensed clinical social worker who works with adults around stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and trauma. He practices in North Carolina and listens first to understand what matters most to each person. He keeps things direct and approachable so parents and busy adults can follow along without extra jargon.

Kevin focuses on building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship. He starts by listening for what is most pressing, then helps people set clear, achievable goals.

Background and approach

Sessions include practical steps to change thinking and behavior, and short exercises to practice between meetings. His approach draws on motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients notice patterns and try small changes. He also uses solution-focused work to identify strengths and next steps.

Mindfulness practices are offered to reduce stress and improve attention when helpful. Before independent practice, Kevin worked in inpatient long-term care and in child welfare settings focused on family preservation. That experience shaped how he talks about parenting, family problems, and communication challenges.

He brings six years of field experience to his work. Kevin aims to make therapy usable for everyday life. Expect straightforward conversations, goal setting, and practical tools to manage emotions and relationship issues.

He encourages clients to take the lead on what they want to change and helps them move forward at a realistic pace.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Kevin lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Depression
Addictions
LGBT
Relationship issues
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Domestic violence
Emptiness
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Post-traumatic stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Young adult issues

Approaches Kevin names

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Online support

How Kevin’s Methods Translate to Online Care

Kevin often uses client-centered work that starts with listening and understanding each person’s priorities. This approach helps identify realistic goals and keeps sessions focused on what the client finds most important.

He also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. CBT offers concrete exercises and short experiments clients can try between sessions to reduce anxiety, manage mood, or change unhelpful habits.

Mindfulness practices are offered as simple attention and breathing exercises to lower stress and improve focus. These can be taught in a session and practiced during daily routines to support sleeping, eating, and emotion regulation.

Choosing the best approach is a team effort. Kevin will review goals, preferences, and how you respond to initial techniques, then adjust the plan together. That collaborative process helps ensure methods fit the person and their life circumstances.

Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face work and practice of techniques. Phone sessions can work when internet bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, and reminders between sessions. These options offer flexibility so people can use the kind of contact that suits their day-to-day needs.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Kevin commonly address?

He works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and parenting challenges, grief, addictions, ADHD, and related issues such as attachment and communication problems.

What is his general therapeutic style?

Sessions are collaborative and client-centered, focusing on respectful listening, practical goals, and steps you can try between sessions.

What background does he bring to therapy sessions?

He has six years of experience and has worked in inpatient long-term settings and family preservation work with children and parents.

What are his credentials and where does he practice?

He holds an LCSW and practices in North Carolina.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Kevin offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How does cost and payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with him?

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