Emily Keehn, LCSW

Emily Keehn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California. She brings four years of clinical experience and focuses on helping adults manage stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and major life changes. Her style is calm and direct, aimed at clear, practical steps rather than abstract talk. She uses a trauma-informed perspective and incorporates dialectical behavior ideas into sessions. That means she pays attention to safety and strong emotional reactions while teaching skills for tolerance and change. Sessions tend to center on building a steady relationship and learning tools that can be used between meetings. Emily helps people facing chronic health concerns, caregiver stress, and the emotional impact of disability or long-term illness. She also supports those working through grief, addictions, or relationship and family tensions. Practical coping strategies and values-based goals are a common focus. Her work includes helping people sort out feelings of guilt, shame, isolation, and emptiness. She offers straightforward coaching around communication problems, anger, impulsivity, and making decisions about work or life direction. The aim is to leave each session with something concrete to try. Emily encourages collaboration about goals and methods. She listens for what matters most to each person and adapts tools from several approaches to fit the situation. To begin, prospective clients follow the site process to match and schedule a first appointment.

How chosen therapies translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify their values and take small steps toward them despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It is useful for stress, anxiety, chronic illness adjustment, and finding direction after life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting patterns of thinking and behavior that increase distress and testing new, practical ways of responding. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with painful symptoms. Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas emphasize emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication; these skills help when emotions feel overwhelming or when relationships are strained.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to goals, try different tools, and adjust methods based on what feels most helpful. That collaborative process helps make sessions practical and relevant to day-to-day life.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten commute time, and allow more consistent check-ins during stressful periods. Online work also makes it possible to practice skills and problem-solve in real-life contexts between meetings. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and DBT techniques to virtual sessions so clients leave with concrete actions to try.