Therapist profile
Mary (Peggy) Keating, LISW
Ohio LISW focused on family and parenting concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and EMDR
- Parenting support
About Mary
Mary (Peggy) Keating is an Ohio LISW with 40 years of clinical experience. She helps people address problems that interfere with day-to-day life, including mood, anxiety, addictions, grief, relationship stress, and parenting concerns. She also works with issues related to identity and LGBT concerns as well as trauma and aging.
Her style balances directness with support. She listens and reflects, and she also challenges patterns that keep people stuck. Sessions are practical and focused on small, workable changes rather than abstract ideas.
Mary uses a range of approaches to fit the issue at hand. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. She uses EMDR for trauma-related memories and mindfulness techniques to build present-moment coping skills. Motivational Interviewing and psychodynamic ideas inform how she helps people find what matters to them and address repeating patterns.
Many people who come for help are dealing with family stress, caregiving burden, blended family issues, or conflict with a partner or parent. She also supports people coping with chronic illness, cancer, chronic pain, or the challenges of aging. She addresses intimacy, sexual concerns including BDSM and kink culture, and issues around substance use and codependency.
Sessions are goal-oriented and practical. Mary encourages clients to try small experiments between meetings and to notice what changes. To begin, users follow the site matching steps to pick a session and schedule an initial appointment.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Mary commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR in her practice. CBT helps by identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and replacing them with practical, testable changes. EMDR focuses on processing distressing memories and can reduce the intensity of trauma-related reactions.She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to build present-moment awareness and coping skills for anxiety and stress. Mindfulness practices are brief and concrete, which can be helpful when managing everyday triggers or sleep and eating concerns.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client decide collaboratively which methods match the person’s goals, history, and preferences. That decision can shift over time as needs change.
Confirm the exact online session options before booking, since formats are not specified on the profile. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a work break, or avoiding the need to be on camera for every visit. The focus is on practical ways to integrate sessions into daily routines rather than promising a particular format.
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Experience
40+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
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What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, trauma, relationship strain, parenting concerns, and related issues listed on her profile.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is both supportive and direct. She listens carefully and also challenges unhelpful patterns to help clients make practical changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 40 years of experience as a clinician to her work and applies that background to a wide range of concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LISW credential and practices in Ohio.
Does she provide sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What formats are used for sessions?
Confirm current session formats before booking by following the site's scheduling steps, as the profile does not list specific formats.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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