Kevin ElmoreTherapist
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Kevin Elmore has been a limited licensed psychologist for 20 years. He brings into the therapeutic setting extensive experience working with a diverse clientele, navigating the varied challenges, and triumphs of life. Kevin assists individuals in deriving a sense of purpose and meaning throughout the journey and the process of therapy.
Treatment Philosophy & Focus
Kevin utilizes a client-centered approach with a strong emphasis on the therapeutic relationship and the worth and dignity of each and every individual. During the counseling process, several modalities of treatment are utilized including cognitive-behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and informed dialectical behavior therapy. Kevin is a strong proponent of the use of mindfulness skills as well. With intention, mindfulness impacts what the individual focuses on and attends to, and how it influences mood, anxiety and the potential for moving forward in life. The combination of the working with the appropriate modality and mindfulness helps to facilitate living out one’s values and goals.
Kevin considers it a great privilege to have assisted hundreds of individuals over the years realize the power of the present moment and the choices and freedoms they have before them and within them.
Education & Experience
Kevin earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Toledo, followed up by a master’s degree in clinical psychology from the University of Colorado at Denver. Aaron Beck (psychiatrist, theorist, and father of cognitive and cognitive behavioral therapy) conceptualized anxiety and depression as “time disturbances,” with the individual getting stuck in negative thoughts of the past or preoccupied with self-defeating, anxious anticipation regarding the future
Specializations
Adjustment and life transitions
Anger management
Anxiety
Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and other challenges of attentional capacities
Bipolar
Depression
Divorce and termination of relationships
End of life issues and confrontation with mortality, hospice and palliative care
Existential crises and the search for purpose and meaning
Grief and loss
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Panic attacks
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Self esteem and self regard
Spirituality and religious issues
Stress management
Trauma and abuse