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Index — 01 / Welcome

Telehealth · VA & NY

It's time to
find your way
forward.

Practice

Online mental-health counseling
with Kevin Roche, LMHC · LPC

Modalities

Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Self-Compassion Therapy

Sessions

50 minutes · weekly
Most major insurance accepted

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Index — 02 / Approach

A practice grounded in what you can change —
and gentle about what you can't.

Therapy here begins with a simple idea: focus on what's controllable, and let go — at least a little — of what isn't. From that quiet pivot, real change tends to follow.

Together we'll build skills you can actually carry into the rest of your week. Not affirmations. Tools.

  1. 01

    Listen first.

    No script. We start with where you actually are — the loop, the worry, the relationship, the day.

  2. 02

    Name it clearly.

    Words for the thing make it workable. We translate vague distress into something you can hold and respond to.

  3. 03

    Build small skills.

    DBT and self-compassion give you concrete moves. You leave each session with something to try.

  4. 04

    Stay kind.

    Progress is rarely linear. Self-criticism rarely helps. We practice meeting yourself the way a friend would.

Index — 03 / Services

Two evidence-based
paths, woven together.

Sessions move fluidly between modalities — whichever serves the week you're in.

Modality 01

Dialectical
Behavior Therapy.

A practical framework for big emotions, fraught relationships, and the patterns we'd rather not repeat. DBT teaches four skill sets you can actually use: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.

  • Mindfulness — staying present without bracing
  • Distress tolerance — riding waves you can't fix
  • Emotion regulation — fewer hijacks, more choices
  • Interpersonal effectiveness — saying the thing, well
Read more about DBT ↗
Modality 02

Self-Compassion
Therapy.

Most of us are remarkably hard on ourselves — and surprised when that doesn't make things better. Self-compassion practice is the slow, steady work of treating yourself the way you'd treat someone you love who happened to be in the same trouble.

  • Soften the inner critic without silencing it
  • Notice shared humanity in private struggle
  • Build a mindful, kind relationship to setbacks
  • Use kindness as a method, not a feeling
Read more about this approach ↗
Kevin Roche, LMHC LPC, founder of Finding Forward
Kevin Roche LMHC · LPC
est. 2021

Index — 04 / Practitioner

Hi, I'm Kevin.
I'll be the one across the screen.

I'm a licensed therapist in New York and Virginia, and the founder of Finding Forward. I work with adults who are tired of feeling stuck — in old patterns, in difficult relationships, in stories they've outgrown — and ready to try something quieter and more deliberate.

My sessions tend to be conversational, warm, and direct. I'll ask real questions, I won't pretend to have a script, and I'll bring tools when tools help.

License · NY
009382
License · VA
0701010208
Modalities
DBT · Self-Compassion
Format
Telehealth · 50 min
More about me ↗

Index — 05 / Begin

Three small steps from
here to your first session.

  1. 01

    Check benefits

    Find out in a minute whether your plan covers therapy — there's a calculator linked below.

    Check insurance ↗

  2. 02

    Book a consult

    A free, 20-minute call. We get a feel for fit and answer any questions before you commit.

    Schedule a call ↗

  3. 03

    Begin the work

    If we click, you'll get a portal link, paperwork, and a regular session time. We start the following week.

    What to expect ↗

Index — 06 / In their words

"I came in expecting tools and left with something quieter — permission to be a person while I worked on being a better one."

— Client, NY · 2024

"Kevin made the hard parts feel less like failures and more like data."

— Client, VA

"First therapist I've kept past three sessions. The DBT work changed how I argue."