About Keith
Keith Brown is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-R) with 13 years of experience helping people make meaningful changes. He aims to create an open, nonjudgmental, and caring space where clients can talk about what matters most to them. Keith treats each person as the expert on their own life and partners with them to overcome hard times or reach new goals.
He has worked with people facing depression, anxiety, attention differences, trauma, grief, and stress related to work and caregiving.
How Keith works
His practice is adaptable. He draws on client-centered methods and mindfulness to keep conversations grounded in each person’s experience. He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational approaches to help people try different ways of responding to problems.
Keith pays attention to background and context, including family and cultural influences. He helps people weigh options, set realistic steps, and practice new habits that fit daily life. Sessions tend to focus on what the client wants to change and which small steps will help.
Clients can expect a straightforward, collaborative tone and an openness to feedback. Keith is based in New York and works with a range of concerns including parenting, career stress, ADHD, relationship and family issues, and coping with life changes. If someone prefers a practical and supportive approach that combines short-term skills with deeper conversation, Keith may be a good match.
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What Keith works with
The areas below are the ones Keith selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW-R |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client's lead so goals come from the person in the room. This approach is useful for people who need a steady, nonjudgmental place to sort through feelings and choices. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thinking and action patterns and then practices new ways of responding. It suits people looking for clear steps to reduce anxiety, manage mood, or change habits.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Keith will discuss goals, preferences, and how much you want practical tools versus deeper reflection. He collaborates with clients to choose methods that fit their needs and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Confirm the current session options before booking because formats are not specified in the biography. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also make it simpler to use mindfulness exercises, homework and skill practice between meetings. Ask about which session formats are supported when you arrange the first visit.
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