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Susan Keene, LCSW

  • Experience18 years
  • LocationUtah
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
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About Susan

Susan Keene is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who centers her practice on cognitive behavioral therapy, helping clients notice and change the internal dialogue that often fuels distress.

Background and approach

She emphasizes practical work on the thoughts and behaviors that maintain problems like anxiety, depression, and stress, while also addressing how past trauma can continue to shape present reactions. With 18 years of clinical experience, she blends formal training, clinical intuition, and insights drawn from varied spiritual traditions to inform her approach.

Keene pays attention to how the brain’s survival responses and habitual self-blame interact with everyday challenges such as relationship strain, addiction, grief, parenting difficulties, and issues around intimacy. She invites clients to experiment with grounding exercises and behavioral experiments aimed at calming an activated nervous system and reducing unhelpful patterns.

Based in Utah, she offers work focused on a wide range of concerns including ADHD, compassion fatigue, family problems, social anxiety, and coping with life changes, aiming to help people cultivate curiosity, resilience, and a stronger sense of self-worth.

Evidence-Based Approaches for Online Care

Susan Keene primarily uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients notice and change the thinking patterns that sustain anxiety, depression, and unhelpful behaviors; this approach often involves identifying negative self-talk and practicing alternative, realistic thoughts. She also integrates dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness for people struggling with strong emotions or relationship conflicts. Mindfulness practices are incorporated as needed to build present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity when stress or traumatic memories arise.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to consider symptoms, goals, and personal preferences and will adjust methods over time so the work fits the person’s needs rather than following a rigid protocol.

Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different styles of engagement and practical constraints. This flexibility helps people balance therapy with busy lives, maintain continuity when travel or other commitments arise, and choose the format that best supports skill practice and reflection.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Susan Keene works with a broad set of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, addiction, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and ADHD among other focus areas.
What is the overall therapeutic style and approach?
The practice emphasizes cognitive behavioral therapy with elements of dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness therapy, focusing on altering unhelpful thoughts and learning skills to manage emotions and behavior.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The therapist has 18 years of experience offering clinical work and integrates professional training with practical experience addressing depression, anxiety, family conflict, and addiction.
Where is the therapist licensed and located?
She is licensed in Utah as an LCSW with license number UT LCSW 312328-3501 and practices from that state.
Which languages are offered and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available for online work?
Clients may connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on availability and preference.
How is pricing and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with this therapist?
To get started select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule an appointment according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

CodependencyCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness Therapy

Experience

18+ years

Licensed

Utah

Languages

English

What Susan can help with

Susan Keene works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.

How Susan approaches therapy

Susan's clinical approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Mindfulness Therapy.

Experience and training

Susan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Utah, with 18 years of clinical experience.