Korey Puckett

Korey Puckett is a licensed clinical social worker with twenty years of experience helping people navigate major life changes. He works with concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, and coping with life changes. He also supports people facing grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, and concerns around self-esteem and motivation.

In sessions Korey aims to create an empathic, nonjudgmental space for people to talk through what is happening. He starts by gathering a clear background of needs during the first visit and then works with each person to shape a straightforward plan. He often focuses on practical skills that can be used between sessions.

Korey uses approaches that emphasize problem-solving and concrete steps. He draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. He also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to build on strengths and Motivational Interviewing to support change when people feel stuck.

He is comfortable addressing a wide range of life issues, including parenting strain, adoption and foster care questions, first responder concerns, and challenges linked to divorce or military service. He has discussed relationship topics on public radio and offers evening and weekend appointments to fit busy schedules.

Korey is licensed in Maryland as LCSW-C and also holds LICSW in the District of Columbia. Sessions are conducted in English and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How these approaches work in online care

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and sleep or eating concerns by breaking problems into smaller steps. Motivational Interviewing focuses on a person's own reasons for change and helps build motivation when someone feels unsure about taking the next step. Solution-Focused Therapy looks for strengths and past successes and uses them to set short-term, practical goals.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try methods that fit those aims, and adjust the plan together as progress is tracked. This means approaches can be mixed or shifted to match what helps most for a person's situation.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking as the therapist's biography does not list specific online options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into daily life, such as shorter check-ins during a break or appointments outside standard business hours. It can also reduce travel time and help maintain continuity of care when schedules change. Licensed professionals can guide a practical plan for remote work that supports goals for coping with life changes and other concerns.