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Elizbeth Keeney

Elizbeth Keeney

LCSW

New Jersey

Experienced LCSW focused on attachment and trauma

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Profile summary

Credentials
LCSW
License
LCSW, New York · 021109; LCSW, New Jersey · 44SC05939700
NPI
1538214440
Experience
30 years
Languages
English
Location
New Jersey

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp.

  • Attachment focused
  • Trauma informed
  • Workplace wellbeing

About Elizbeth

Elizbeth Keeney is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and workplace strain. She writes plainly and listens closely, aiming to understand how early relationships shaped how someone feels and behaves today. Her approach suits people who want steady, curious support while they make sense of painful patterns and life changes.

Elizbeth begins by assuming she does not yet know a client's story. She asks direct, respectful questions and pays attention to emotional and relational patterns. Together with the client she looks for places where early interruptions in close relationships affected self-worth, coping, and adult connections.

In sessions she offers warm, honest reflection and steady involvement so defenses can soften. That makes room to notice feelings, recall important memories, and connect past experiences to present difficulties like compulsions, fear, or irritability. The aim is clearer self-understanding and more choice in relationships and work life.

She describes her work as integrative psychotherapy. Elizbeth continues professional development through workshops and seminars and brings three decades of clinical experience to the work. Her practice reflects attention to attachment, trauma, and the ways workplace stress and caregiving strain shape daily life.

Elizbeth practices in New Jersey and holds LCSW credentials in New York and New Jersey. Sessions are conducted in English and she does not take international clients. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

How attachment and trauma work online

Elizbeth uses approaches that focus on relationships and past experience to make sense of current struggles. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds influence expectations and emotional reactions in adult relationships and can help with intimacy issues, stress, and workplace interactions. Psychodynamic Therapy explores recurring patterns and underlying feelings by gently linking present difficulties to past experiences and can help with depression, anxiety, and self-esteem concerns. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on the ways traumatic events affect mood, behavior, and relationships and works to reduce the hold of painful memories and hypervigilance.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client review goals, preferences, and practical needs and decide collaboratively which strategies to try. That process can change over time as understanding and needs evolve.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats available before booking. This profile does not list specific session formats, so ask which options are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people continue consistent care during life transitions while maintaining the ongoing therapeutic relationship with a licensed professional.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterGuilt and shameVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesPost-traumatic stressWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

30+ years

Credentials

New York, New Jersey

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist help address?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, workplace issues, and a range of relationship and intimacy-related concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is integrative and relational, using careful inquiry and attunement to identify patterns from early relationships that affect present life.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She brings 30 years of clinical experience to her practice and continues professional development through workshops and seminars.

What credentials and region are associated with this therapist?

She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, with licensure in New York and New Jersey and practices in New Jersey.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with this therapist?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions priced or billed?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What is the first step to begin therapy?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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