Ken Powers

Ken Powers is a clinical social worker with three decades of experience helping people manage big life changes. He holds LCSW-C and LCSW credentials and practices in Maryland. Ken aims to help people use their strengths to handle stress, grief, and shifting circumstances.

He helps people who are coping with anxiety, depression, bipolar mood shifts, and problems with anger or addiction. He also supports those dealing with trauma and abuse, relationship strain, parenting stress, and career uncertainty. Coping with life changes is a clear focus in his work.

Ken draws on several practical approaches in sessions. He uses client-centered work to follow each person’s priorities. He also applies cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Motivational interviewing is used when people want to build readiness for change.

Sessions are aimed at discovering strengths and making small, useful changes between meetings. Ken keeps language simple and direct so parents and busy adults can use what they learn right away. He expects people to leave sessions with clearer ideas and manageable next steps.

Ken has worked in clinical practice long enough to see many kinds of life transitions. That experience informs how he helps people plan, cope, and move forward. He asks questions, listens closely, and partners with each person to set workable goals.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Ken uses client-centered methods to follow a person’s priorities, so sessions focus on what matters most to the client and on building a collaborative relationship. This approach helps people feeling overwhelmed by life changes feel heard and respected.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify thinking patterns and test new behaviors. CBT helps with anxiety, panic, depression, and managing mood shifts by practicing concrete skills between sessions. Motivational Interviewing supports people who want to change habits or reduce risky behavior by strengthening commitment and planning small steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Ken will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, and he adjusts techniques as progress is made. This is a collaborative process focused on realistic steps and clearer goals.

Confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people try therapy from a place that supports quieter surroundings or fits a break at work, while still allowing practical, skills-based work between sessions.