


KARDIA COASTAL
Counseling, LLC


KARDIA COASTAL
Counseling, LLC

ABOUT KARDIA COASTAL COUNSELING
Who we are & what we do.
About Kardia Coastal Counseling
Philosophy of Counseling
At Kardia Coastal Counseling, we believe redemptive relationships, grounded in strong clinical foundations, are key to lasting change. We’re passionate about equipping individuals in the midst of adversity. Recognizing that each person, couple, and family is unique, we offer an integrated approach tailored to individual experiences. Our goal is to help clients apply transformative wisdom that cultivates hope—leading to healing, growth, and meaningful, positive change.
We specialize in behavior-focused counseling, We help individuals identify patterns, apply practical strategies, and integrate foundational principles to support lasting change. My approach empowers clients to grow through adversity and live with purpose and hope. If you're feeling stuck or overwhelmed, you're not alone—we'd be honored to walk with you toward healing and hope.
What's in a name?
W.E. Vine defines kardia as "man or woman’s entire mental and moral activities...the hidden springs of the personal life, and so signifies the seat of thought and feeling." The kardia (καρδιά), or heart, is the place that is central to a person's personality, their intellect, emotions and will. The heart denotes the seat of physical life, the seat of moral nature and spiritual life, the seat of grief, joy, desires, affections, perceptions, thoughts, understanding, imagination, intentions, purpose and faith.
Long story short, this "heart" is the seat of our thought processes, the seat of our emotions and the center of a person's perception of who they are and the purpose they have in this life. This is where and what we care for. Hence our name. At Kardia Coastal Counseling, we seek to provide healing and hope in those areas of the "heart" where an individual may be struggling, may feel hopeless, or may feel like they do not matter.
Counselor
Joe Kwiatkowski LPC, ThM, MEd

Licensed Professional Counselor
Joe combines over seventeen years of experience counseling children, adolescents, and adults with extensive experience in individual, group, crisis, and solution-focused counseling. Having worked in the public schools for over seventeen years, he has a thorough understanding of what is weighing on the hearts of our children, parents and their families. He also has experience as a church planter where he worked primarily supporting families that had loved ones fighting through addiction. He believes that healthy individuals lead to healthy relationships, healthy relationships lead to healthy families, and healthy families lead to healthy communities.

Educator & Advocate
Joe is a husband, father, school counselor and former church planter & pastor. He has a Master's Degree in Education-School Counseling from the University of Buffalo, a Master of Theological Studies from Liberty University Theological Seminary and is a certified Prepare/Enrich® Marriage Facilitator. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of South Carolina.
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