Peggy Cahue-Kuipers, LPC
Narrative-informed counselor focused on practical change
Details
| Name | Peggy Cahue-Kuipers |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Michigan |
| Licensed in | Michigan |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 16 |
About Peggy
Peggy Cahue-Kuipers is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan. She uses a Narrative-informed approach alongside other therapies to help people address stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and relationship concerns. She keeps sessions straightforward and focused on practical steps that match each person's goals.
Peggy draws on 16 years of experience to help people untangle problems that feel stuck. She listens for the stories that shape daily life and works with clients to rewrite those stories in more helpful ways.
Background and approach
Sessions often include tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance-oriented techniques to manage symptoms and move forward. Her work covers many everyday struggles, including grief, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, anger, career changes, and parenting stresses. Peggy also addresses more specific concerns like codependency, blended family issues, dissociation, and substance use.
She aims to make therapy practical and grounded for the person in front of her. Peggy favors a person-centered stance that treats people with dignity and respect. She helps people set realistic goals, practice new skills between sessions, and track small, meaningful changes over time.
The pace is collaborative and adjusted to each person's needs. People who choose Peggy can expect clear language, steady support, and a focus on solutions that fit their life. She emphasizes commitment to the process and works with clients who are ready to ask for and receive help.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship issues among the things Peggy works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Peggy among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Peggy among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Peggy among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Peggy among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Peggy among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Peggy among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Peggy among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Peggy among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Peggy among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Peggy among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Peggy among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Peggy directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Peggy directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Using Narrative and Practical Therapies Online
Peggy combines Narrative Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered methods to guide online work. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and helps identify new, more helpful ways to understand their lives. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action even when uncomfortable thoughts or feelings appear. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and meeting each person where they are so they feel heard and respected.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Peggy works together with each person to see which methods fit best for their goals and challenges. That choice is revisited over time, so the plan can shift as needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can be helpful when bandwidth is limited or for a simpler check-in. Live chat and text messaging can support short updates, between-session coaching, or flexible scheduling when calling or video is difficult. These options make it possible to maintain continuity of care and to use approaches like narrative work, ACT exercises, and person-centered listening across different formats.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Peggy address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family issues, and many related concerns such as grief, self-esteem, eating and sleeping problems, anger, career changes, and parenting stress.
What is Peggy's therapy style like?
Her style is narrative-informed and person-centered, with practical tools from cognitive and acceptance-based approaches. Sessions are collaborative and focused on applying useful strategies to everyday life.
How much experience does she have?
Peggy has 16 years of clinical experience working with people facing stressful life events and a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Peggy?
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