Peggy Cahue-Kuipers , LPC

Peggy Cahue-Kuipers is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan who uses person-centered work alongside evidence-informed methods to help people manage stress and life transitions. She focuses on everyday struggles like anxiety, depression, relationship strain, addiction, and parenting challenges. Peggy writes plainly and meets people where they are.

In sessions she listens closely and helps clients notice what matters most to them. Therapy often includes practical strategies from cognitive behavioral approaches and skills from dialectical behavior work to manage intense emotions. Acceptance and commitment ideas are used to clarify values and move toward meaningful change.

Peggy has 16 years of experience supporting people through grief, trauma, and issues with self-esteem and intimacy. She also works with concerns such as eating and sleeping problems, anger, and career stress. Additional focus areas include family of origin issues, codependency, and substance use concerns.

Her style is straightforward and respectful. She helps clients set small, doable goals and practices skills between sessions. Clients can expect a mix of listening, reflection, and concrete tools to try in daily life.

Therapy may include talking, behavior experiments, and emotion-regulation exercises tailored to each person. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Peggy aims to help people build routines and choices that fit their goals.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Acceptance and commitment work helps people get clear on what matters and take small steps toward those values even when emotions are hard. It is useful for stress, anxiety, depression, and making life changes. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on spotting thought and behavior patterns and testing new ways of acting to reduce distress and improve daily routines. It often helps with anxiety, sleep and eating issues, and mood problems. Client-centered therapy centers on respectful listening and collaboration so clients can find their own solutions and build confidence.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan over time. That collaboration helps find what actually works for daily life and relationships.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and deeper conversation, phone sessions can be easier during a busy day or when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging work well for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or keeping momentum between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while still using the same therapeutic methods discussed above.