About Keith
Keith Dean is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Recredentialed (LCSW-R) based in New York with three decades of practice. He focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, or big life changes. He also supports those dealing with relationship strains, addiction concerns, grief, career shifts, and attention-related challenges like ADHD.
He approaches sessions as a collaborative conversation. He treats each person as the expert on their life and looks for strengths to build on.
Background and approach
Conversations are straightforward and practical, aiming to make daily life more manageable. Over 30 years he has worked in settings that shaped a pragmatic style. He brings steady presence and direct problem-solving rather than lengthy theory.
Sessions often include talking through patterns, setting small goals, and practicing new ways of coping. He helps people break large problems into clearer steps. That might mean organizing a daily routine, learning simple techniques to reduce anxiety, or planning next steps when a career path changes.
The focus is on what works day-to-day. If someone is nervous about starting, he recognizes that first step takes courage. He offers a calm space to sort priorities, weigh options, and build routines that fit each person's life.
Practical approaches and online options
Keith often uses evidence-based techniques that focus on skills people can apply right away. One approach emphasizes breaking problems into manageable steps and building routines to reduce overwhelm; this helps with anxiety, attention difficulties, and days that feel chaotic. Another common method centers on short-term coping strategies and goal setting - identifying one or two small changes that can improve mood, motivation, or concentration and practicing them between sessions.Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals and preferences, and will adjust methods as progress is made. Clients participate in choosing priorities and measuring what helps in everyday life.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues during conversations, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging support brief updates, ongoing coaching, and follow-up between longer sessions. These options help fit therapy into work, school, or family schedules and make it easier to maintain momentum between appointments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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