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Maryann Kenney, LCSW

Calm, practical therapy for anxiety and life change

25 years in practice · based in New York · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Maryann

Maryann Kenney is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of practice in New York. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship struggles. Her style is direct and compassionate, aimed at helping someone regain a sense of control and direction.

Maryann helps people who feel stuck during life transitions. She talks through everyday pressures like workplace stress and questions about life purpose. She also addresses longer-term challenges such as chronic illness, caregiving, and isolation.

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Background and approach

Her experience includes supporting people through trauma, attachment concerns, and complicated bereavement. She pays close attention to how past losses and abandonment shape current relationships and emotional patterns. Practical tools are paired with listening so clients can try new ways of coping between sessions.

Maryann has worked with a range of adults, including those navigating aging and end-of-life matters, people with chronic pain or serious illness, and professionals facing high-stress jobs. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide her work while adapting to each person’s goals and pace. Sessions are shaped around clear goals and small steps.

She focuses on building emotional regulation, clearer communication, and a stronger sense of purpose. The aim is steady progress that fits into everyday life.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Maryann draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage anxiety, process trauma, and handle life transitions. She often uses structured strategies to teach skills for calming the nervous system and coping with stress. These approaches focus on concrete steps clients can practice between sessions to feel more grounded.

She also includes methods to process painful experiences such as grief and trauma in ways that reduce their daily impact. That work pays attention to attachment patterns and feelings of abandonment so clients can rebuild more balanced relationships and a clearer sense of self.

Finding the right mix of techniques is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try approaches together, and adjust methods based on what helps most. Clients are invited to share preferences and practical constraints so the plan fits their life.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for brief updates, coaching between sessions, or when written reflection feels easier. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel.
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Questions people ask

What concerns does Maryann commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship problems. Additional focus areas include chronic illness, caregiving, attachment issues, isolation, and life purpose questions.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques in a compassionate, collaborative way. Sessions combine listening with practical tools to try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
Maryann brings 25 years of clinical experience in New York working with adults across a range of life challenges and transitions.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, NY LCSW, based in New York.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin sessions with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

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Experience
25 years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English

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