Brian Kees, LPC - Therapist in Texas

About Brian

Brian Kees is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on practical, skill-based therapy. He uses approaches like cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and addictions. Sessions aim to be direct and useful, with clear tools to try between meetings.

Parents and adults looking for grounded, action-oriented support often find this style helpful. He draws on eight years of clinical experience and keeps language simple and concrete.

Background and approach

Conversations tend to focus on everyday problems like communication breakdowns, feeling stuck, coping with life changes, and relationship strain. The work often includes learning new ways to notice thoughts, practice different behaviors, and respond to strong emotions. Brian also addresses more specific concerns such as grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, bipolar symptoms, and anger.

He attends to patterns like codependency, isolation, impulsivity, and control issues when those patterns show up in people’s lives. His training includes Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Existential approaches, and psychodynamic ideas alongside CBT and mindfulness practices. He holds an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - credential and practices from Texas.

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted. Practical options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their schedule. For parents concerned about family matters or parenting stress, his approach centers on clear steps and steady collaboration.

The focus is on making small, sustainable changes that improve daily life and relationships.

Approaches for online therapy that focus on skills and insight

CBT - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thinking and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety, depression, and problematic habits. DBT - Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. It is useful for people who struggle with impulsivity, anger, or emotional overwhelm and emphasizes practical coping tools and emotional regulation.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether to prioritize skills training, emotional processing, or a mix of methods so the plan fits real life and parenting needs when relevant.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when video is difficult, and live chat or text-based messaging for shorter check-ins or moments when writing feels easier. These options make it possible to fit therapy around busy schedules and to use the format that best supports weekly progress and practice between sessions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Existential Therapy

Takes the larger questions seriously: meaning, choice, mortality, responsibility. Suited to periods when the difficulty is less a symptom than a sense that something has to change.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does he address?

He works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, bipolar concerns, and coping with life changes.

How would you describe his therapeutic style?

His style is collaborative and pragmatic, combining cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to teach skills and create practical change.

What is his professional background?

He has eight years of clinical experience and integrates approaches such as DBT, existential therapy, and psychodynamic ideas alongside CBT and mindfulness work.

Where is he licensed and based?

He is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - practicing from Texas and holds licensure details TX LPC 78796 and OR LPC C9751.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

Therapy can be delivered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.

How does billing and cost work?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model 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 then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 8 years
Licensed: Texas, Oregon, Pennsylvania
Languages: English

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