About William
Dr. William Keating is a licensed psychologist in Illinois with 35 years of professional experience. He focuses on practical help for people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes.
He aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable and clear. He listens without judgment and encourages people to say what they actually think and feel. Sessions are meant to be straightforward conversations about what’s happening now and what gets in the way of feeling better.
Background and approach
He also addresses relationship and intimacy concerns, self-esteem struggles, and challenges related to attention and focus. Dr. Keating uses evidence-informed tools to help people learn new skills.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify patterns of thinking that increase anxiety. The Gottman Method is used when relationship communication is a concern. He also works with issues that come up alongside other medical or life stressors, such as chronic illness, caregiving strain, or major life transitions.
That practical experience lets him tailor approaches to the situation in front of him rather than offering one-size-fits-all advice. Sessions aim to build clear steps people can take between meetings. He frames therapy as a collaborative effort where goals are set together and progress is measured in everyday life.
The focus is on skills, understanding, and better decision-making so people can feel more in charge of their day-to-day lives.
Therapeutic methods and online care
Dr. Keating commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and the Gottman Method in his work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence so people can reduce anxiety and change unhelpful behaviors. The Gottman Method concentrates on improving communication and problem-solving in close relationships, useful when intimacy or conflict is a major concern.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. He will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before deciding how to proceed. That collaborative process means the plan can change as progress is made or circumstances shift.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for a full conversation and visual cues, phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is a quick way to check in, and text messaging supports brief updates or coaching between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy days and different schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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