- Client-centered approach
- Skills for emotions
- Solutions focused
About Peggy
Peggy Cahue-Kuipers is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan. She brings 16 years of experience helping people through stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and addiction concerns. Peggy works in a straightforward, respectful way and believes therapy is a process that takes time and commitment.
She uses approaches that center the client and build practical skills. Peggy draws on client-centered work to follow each person’s lead while using cognitive behavioral tools to shift unhelpful thinking. She also incorporates acceptance and commitment ideas and dialectical behavior strategies to help with emotional regulation and values-based choices.
Sessions focus on finding real solutions for everyday problems. Peggy helps with parenting challenges, sleep and eating difficulties, grief, and intimacy-related worries. She also supports people facing family of origin issues, codependency, commitment struggles, and control or communication problems.
Her background includes work with trauma and abuse, disassociation, and drug and alcohol addiction. Peggy treats aging and geriatric concerns and aims to help clients move toward goals that matter to them. She describes therapy as a collaborative effort where the client’s goals guide the work.
Peggy asks people to be ready to engage and try new steps between sessions. She uses straightforward language and respects each person’s experience. To begin, prospective clients use the site continue button on this profile to complete a short questionnaire and schedule a time based on the therapist’s availability.
She uses approaches that center the client and build practical skills. Peggy draws on client-centered work to follow each person’s lead while using cognitive behavioral tools to shift unhelpful thinking. She also incorporates acceptance and commitment ideas and dialectical behavior strategies to help with emotional regulation and values-based choices.
Sessions focus on finding real solutions for everyday problems. Peggy helps with parenting challenges, sleep and eating difficulties, grief, and intimacy-related worries. She also supports people facing family of origin issues, codependency, commitment struggles, and control or communication problems.
Her background includes work with trauma and abuse, disassociation, and drug and alcohol addiction. Peggy treats aging and geriatric concerns and aims to help clients move toward goals that matter to them. She describes therapy as a collaborative effort where the client’s goals guide the work.
Peggy asks people to be ready to engage and try new steps between sessions. She uses straightforward language and respects each person’s experience. To begin, prospective clients use the site continue button on this profile to complete a short questionnaire and schedule a time based on the therapist’s availability.
How these approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice what matters most and take small steps toward those values. Online sessions can guide you through exercises that clarify values and set practical short-term goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is about spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life actions. In remote sessions, a therapist can teach thought records, behavioral experiments, and homework that fit your daily routine. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and following the client’s pace. Even online, this approach creates space for people to lead the conversation and feel heard.Finding the best fit is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which approaches suit your needs and goals. That may mean combining tools from different methods and adjusting the plan as you progress.
Session formats supported by this profile are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example sessions can be scheduled around work breaks, avoid travel time, or let you use phone audio when video isn’t convenient. Remote therapy also supports working on real-life problems between meetings, with exercises you can practice where you live. Talk with the therapist during the initial scheduling steps about how to structure sessions that fit your routine.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoaching
Additional focus areas
Aging and geriatric issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
16+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Peggy work with?
Peggy helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and addiction issues. She also addresses parenting, grief, intimacy-related worries, and life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is client-centered and practical. She blends acceptance and commitment ideas with cognitive behavioral strategies and dialectical skills to help people manage emotions and make values-based choices.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
Peggy has 16 years of clinical experience working with people in stressful times. Her background includes support for trauma, addictions, and family of origin concerns.
Where is Peggy located and licensed?
She practices in Michigan and holds the LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with Peggy?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start therapy with her?
Click the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist’s availability.