Rev. Rodney Kerr
Relationship-focused counseling with practical goals
LPC South Carolina
- Experience
- 33 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Rodney
Rev. Rodney Kerr draws on a relationship-focused approach to help people navigate stress, grief, addictions, and relationship struggles.
Background and approach
He blends practical conversation with goal-setting to help clients move toward clearer decisions and healthier connections. Rev.
Kerr holds a Master of Divinity and is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in South Carolina with over three decades of experience. He uses relationship work as a foundation, helping individuals and couples identify strengths and areas to grow.
Sessions look at communication, commitment, intimacy, and family dynamics in straightforward terms. He also addresses career transitions, fatherhood concerns, and challenges like sleep problems, anger, and low self-esteem.
Clinical tools and assessments are part of his practice when they fit a client's needs. He uses structured inventories and coaching-style feedback to clarify career options, relationship patterns, and personality influences.
This can make goals feel more concrete and easier to track between meetings. Therapy sessions are conversational and action-oriented.
Rev. Kerr helps people set short-term goals, try new behaviors, and reflect on what works.
He draws from approaches such as Gottman Method principles, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to match techniques to each person's situation. People seeking help for abandonment, codependency, infidelity, divorce and separation, or family of origin issues will find focused attention on patterns and next steps.
He also offers support for end-of-life caregiving, grief, and problems that come with major life change. Sessions are offered in English and are available through video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
New clients begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits their calendar.
Online approaches for relationship and life work
Rev. Rodney Kerr uses evidence-informed methods that focus on relationships and personal values. The Gottman Method concentrates on communication patterns, trust-building, and practical exercises couples can use to rebuild connection. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, emphasizes clarifying values and taking committed action even when feelings are difficult, which helps with anxiety, depression, and life changes. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person's experience, offering a respectful space to reflect and make choices that fit their goals.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. He listens to each person's concerns, goals, and preferences and then recommends techniques from these approaches that best fit the situation. This is a collaborative process that can shift as needs change over time.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make counseling more flexible. Video lets couples and individuals practice communication and see nonverbal cues. Phone calls can be a good shorter check-in or an option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins, homework support, or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options help therapy fit into busy schedules and different life demands.
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Experience
33+ years
Licensed in
South Carolina
Languages
English