Providing Therapy & Counseling For Charleston, Mt.
Pleasant, And Daniel Island

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We are happy to hear from you. We’ll talk you through the process. We are highly trained, experienced, licensed therapists who are glad to help. We’ll answer your questions and help you decide if we are the right resource. If for any reason we are not the right fit we will help you find someone who is.

Helping You in All Areas of Life

At Lifeworks, we provide an array of services including psychotherapy (therapy), counseling, marriage counseling, stress management, life coaching, biofeedback, and psychological assessment to adults, couples, adolescents, and families in Mt. Pleasant, Daniel Island, and the greater Charleston, SC area. For a more detailed overview of our services or to read more about our approach to care, please choose from one of our services below to learn more.

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Dr. Brian Sullivan

Dr. Brian Sullivan

Dr. Brian Sullivan is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 25 years of experience. He holds a PsyD Doctorate in Clinical Psychology as well as a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Dr. Sullivan believes his job is to work himself out of a job by helping people reach a point at which they no longer need his help.

Rachel Kepes

Rachel Kepes is a Licensed Professional Counselor passionate about helping adolescents, their families, and adults struggling with life stressors, relationship difficulties, behavioral and mental health challenges.

Our Services

Some of the ways we are helping people live better.

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Stress Management

It may seem that there’s nothing you can do about your stress level. The bills aren’t going to stop coming, there will never be more hours in the day for all your errands, and your career or family responsibilities will always be demanding. But you have a lot more control than you might think. In fact, the simple realization that you’re in control of your life is the foundation of stress management.

Help With Depression

If you are struggling with depression, you are not alone. Depression is a common and treatable mental health condition that can cause persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and a lack of energy or motivation. We offer specialized depression treatment to help individuals manage their symptoms and improve their overall well-being. Our team is here to provide you with the support and guidance you need to overcome your depression. Don’t let depression hold you back any longer.

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Anxiety Treatment

Are you struggling with excessive worry or fear that is interfering with your daily life? We are here to provide you with the support and guidance you need to manage your anxiety and improve your overall well-being. We offer a range of therapies to help you develop coping skills and strategies to manage your anxiety. Don’t let anxiety hold you back any longer.

Counseling & Psychotherapy

Counseling and psychotherapy are forms of mental health treatment that can benefit anyone looking to improve their life and well-being. These therapies involve talking with a trained professional to explore your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and can help you develop coping skills and strategies to manage a wide range of challenges. Whether you are struggling with mental health concerns such as anxiety or depression, or simply looking to grow and develop as an individual, we are here to provide you with a safe and supportive environment to work through your challenges and achieve your goals. Don’t let life’s challenges hold you back any longer.

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Couples Counseling

Couples, whether dating, cohabitating, married, or other, can present unique challenges to one another that can make resolution difficult without an outsider’s professional perspective. Couples counseling is one of our most popular services. If you or someone you love could use help with communication, conflict management, or alignment of life goals and strategies, we might be a great resource.

Grief Counseling

Grief is a normal reaction to loss, and we support that normality. Sometimes, however, there are complications due to low support from family and friends, unresolved angers or hurts, unaddressed needs that loss curtails, and other factors. If you or someone you love could use help navigating one or more significant losses – no matter how recent or distant in the past, we might be a great resource.

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Life Coaching

We offer life coaching for those who are facing important but difficult transitions, decisions, and lifestyle changes, particularly with respect to health and wellness. If you or someone you love could use some structured guidance, support, and encouragement to set goals and determine strategies for achieving them, we might be a great resource.

Family Therapy

Sometimes, solutions for interpersonal concerns occurs most effectively within the context of family therapy, particularly for parents and kids facing unusual health, wellness, or psychological challenges. If you or someone you love could use help navigating the unique needs that families can experience, we might be a great resource.

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Biofeedback

Biofeedback is widely used in the prevention and management of headaches, to improve sleep, to ease muscular tensions, and to help people to manage strong anger, rage, anxiety, and even panic attacks, biofeedback has a long and scientifically-validated history of effectiveness.

ADD & ADHD

Diagnosis for ADD/ADHD is a powerful step toward relief from its symptoms—and the process toward getting this diagnosis doesn’t have to be confusing. There are a variety of health care professionals whose jobs are to help you diagnose and treat ADD/ADHD, and steps you can take to get started on your own.

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Assessment Services

At LifeWorks, we offer comprehensive assessment services to help individuals of all ages identify and address any mental health concerns they may be experiencing. We offer a range of assessment services, including psychological testing and evaluations for learning disabilities, to help you understand your strengths and challenges and determine the most appropriate treatment plan for your specific needs and goals. Our assessment services are designed to provide you with a clear understanding of your mental health and help you take the first steps towards improving your well-being.

What To Expect During A Counseling or Therapy Session

How Often & How Long Will We Meet?

These meetings generally occur for specified periods of time (e.g. 45-50 minutes is a typical appointment), on a regular basis.  These meetings might occur for a brief, focused period of time, such as a few weeks or months, or for more extended periods.  They generally are scheduled on a once-per-week basis, though more frequent meetings – or less – is also common, depending upon the needs and goals of a given person.

Usually, these meetings occur to help people to examine their stressors, their circumstances, their personalities, and their resources, some of which might be readily available and others of which might need identification and development, in the interest of meeting the goals that they and their service providers agree on. 

Those goals might be tightly focused and specific, or more diffused, as in people who wish to change multiple areas of their living.  The emphasis in on personal autonomy, the right for people to choose for themselves how they live, the choices they make, and the consequences of those choices. 

Who Will Be At The Counseling Sessions?

People might meet as individuals with their counselors, or together with significant others such as spouses, children or parents, and other relationship partners.

How Can Therapy Help?

Whether it’s stress, anxiety, depression, compulsive behaviors, faltering careers or businesses, marriage or other mate relationship concerns, alcohol or drug misuse/abuse/dependence, or other things that undermine your quality of life, we’re here to help you live better in your work, love, and play.  A long history and a wealth of research strongly support the effectiveness of psychotherapy to help people in ways that other efforts in life cannot.

We’re here to help, and we do so with attitudes of warmth, non-judgment, compassion, and empathy in the context of an intensely private relationship.  We give you the time and undivided attention, along with our dedication and technical expertise, to help you to find your own solutions, to be someone you can be proud of, and to have a life that you enjoy.

Dr. Brian Sullivan, a clinical psychologist with more than 30 years of experience and his associate, Rachel Kepes, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), bring a variety of perspectives to their jobs as counselors to help people to enjoy their lives.

There are some common questions that we are often asked related to our services so we have created a page that lists many of them for your convenience. If you would prefer to call us with your questions we are always happy to talk or if you feel more comfortable sending us an email please do.

We have created some resources over the years to help those interested in learning more and will continue to add to these resources over the coming months as well as years. If you would like to be notified any time we have new resources available then sign for our mailing list.