Luke Kockler

Luke Kockler accepts United Healthcare, United Healthcare/Optum, Prime Health, Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Oscar FL, Florida Blue/Blue Cross Blue Shield, Out-of-State BlueCard PPO, and Centivo. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in Florida are estimated at $185-195 per session.

Luke Kockler is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC). Lucas is licensed to practice in Florida, so clients located in Florida can book sessions. Lucas’s Florida license number is MH23680, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Luke Kockler has been practicing therapy for 2 years. Lucas’s education and training include MA - Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Bradley University. Over that time, Lucas has worked closely with Parents, Blended families, and Students.

Luke Kockler works with Parents, Blended families, and Students and specializes in Addiction (not substance use), ADHD, Adoption/Foster Care, Anger Issues, Anxiety, Couples Therapy, Depression, Family Therapy, Grief, Life Transitions, Men's Issues, Panic, Relationship Concerns, Religious Trauma, and Sleep, among other areas. These are the areas where Lucas spends most of their clinical time. Lucas also sees couples and families together in joint sessions. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Lucas is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Luke Kockler draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Couples [Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT)], Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERP or EXRP), Harm Reduction, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic, Relational, Solution-Focused, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Lucas’s style is action-oriented, authentic, empowering, mindful, and solution-oriented. In Lucas’s words: “Everyone has a story, and sometimes we just need a listening ear to process, understand, and possibly rewrite the narrative of that story.”

Luke Kockler (he/him) offers therapy in English. Lucas identifies as White.

Luke Kockler offers online sessions over secure video as well as in-person sessions at 5221 5th Ave N in St. Petersburg. Lucas is licensed in Florida, and you need to be located in that state at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Luke Kockler is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Lucas will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether Lucas’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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