Rev. Rodney Kerr, LPC - Therapist in South Carolina

About Rodney

Rev. Rodney Kerr is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with a plain focus on helping families and relationships. He brings a practical, goal-oriented style to sessions.

He listens, asks clear questions, and helps people set small, manageable steps toward better relationships and daily functioning. He has worked in South Carolina for decades and draws on a mix of therapeutic methods rather than a single technique.

That mix includes cognitive-behavioral tools for changing unhelpful thinking and acceptance-based ideas that help people live with difficult feelings while moving toward valued goals.

Background and approach

His approach emphasizes strengths and realistic steps. He often uses relationship and assessment tools to clarify patterns and identify what to work on next. Sessions aim to reduce conflict, improve communication, and help people handle life transitions such as career changes, grief, or separation.

Rev. Kerr also addresses issues tied to family roles and parenting. He helps people talk through fatherhood concerns, family-of-origin patterns, codependency, and forgiveness.

He brings pastoral experience and coaching skills into practical strategies for daily life. People who meet with him can expect straightforward conversation, coaching-style guidance, and tools they can practice between sessions. He offers multiple ways to meet, including video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging, to fit different schedules and needs.

How therapy approaches translate to online family work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when feelings are hard. It can be useful for anxiety, low motivation, grief, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and gives concrete skills to reduce worry and improve mood. It often helps with depression, anxiety, sleep, and anger. Emotionally-Focused Therapy, or EFT, centers on emotions in close relationships and helps partners and family members change patterns that cause distance or conflict.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person or couple about goals and preferences, and then tailor methods to those needs. That means sessions may include skill practice, emotion-focused conversation, or values-based exercises depending on what the client wants to accomplish.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits for busy families. Video sessions let people meet face to face from home. Phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging provide shorter, flexible ways to check in between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, and caregiving while keeping the focus on clear goals and relationship changes.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does he help with?

He works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, parenting, grief, addictions, and career transitions.

What is his therapy style like?

He uses a practical, conversational style that mixes coaching and therapy. Sessions focus on clear goals, communication skills, and steps people can try between meetings.

How much experience does he have?

He has 33 years of professional and pastoral counseling experience in South Carolina.

What are his credentials and where is he based?

He holds the LPC credential listed as SC LPC 1366 and practices in South Carolina.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

He meets with people via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies 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
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 33 years
Licensed: South Carolina
Languages: English

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