About Thomas
Thomas Keenan is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Illinois. He focuses on helping people who are struggling with anxiety, stress, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship concerns. He aims to make therapy straightforward and approachable for people who feel overwhelmed or stuck.
He uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts them to each person's needs. Sessions are used to identify what feels most urgent, learn coping skills, and practice new ways of reacting to stress.
Background and approach
Thomas emphasizes building self-compassion and reducing isolation as practical steps toward change. His work often addresses complex issues such as attachment difficulties, abandonment, dissociation, and co-occurring problems. He also supports people coping with caregiving strain, blended family stress, breakup and separation, and effects of abuse or domestic violence.
Thomas listens for how past experiences shape current behavior and helps clients experiment with different responses. Across sessions he keeps plans simple and focused. He may teach breathing and grounding techniques for anxiety, or break bigger problems into smaller, manageable tasks.
The pace is adjusted so people can try new skills between meetings and notice what helps. Thomas brings three years of clinical experience to his practice as an LCSW. He offers sessions in English and provides therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging.
People begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits their needs.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Thomas uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address anxiety, stress, and trauma. One approach focuses on teaching clear coping skills like breathing, grounding, and paced exposure to reduce anxiety. These tools help people manage physical reactions and stay present when worry rises.Another common approach he uses helps examine patterns in relationships and attachment. This involves looking at how past experiences shape current reactions and then trying new behaviors in safe, guided steps. It can be useful for relationship struggles, abandonment concerns, and attachment-related distress.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Thomas treats this as a collaborative process and will help clients figure out which methods fit their goals and preferences. Together they set practical goals and check progress over sessions so adjustments can be made when needed.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a deeper connection is helpful. Phone sessions or live chat can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions and quick coaching during stressful moments. These options help clients fit therapy into busy schedules and different life circumstances.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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