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Maryann Kenney

Therapist · New York

Maryann Kenney, LCSW

Experienced LCSW for life transitions

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  • Trauma and grief
  • Stress and anxiety
  • Chronic illness support

About Maryann

Maryann Kenney is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 25 years of experience based in New York. She focuses on helping people manage depression, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma, grief, and the daily stress of life transitions. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, aiming to help clients find practical ways to handle painful emotions.

Maryann uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people build resilience and coping skills. She pays attention to how attachment, abandonment, and emptiness shape relationships and self-image. Conversations often include clear strategies for emotional regulation and ways to repair communication patterns.

She also addresses issues tied to chronic health concerns such as cancer, chronic pain, illness, and hospice or end-of-life challenges. Sessions may focus on managing uncertainty, navigating medical systems, and finding meaning when life circumstances change.

Maryann has long experience supporting people facing work-related stress, isolation, or the aftermath of traumatic events. She brings steady empathy and practical problem-solving to sessions, helping clients set short-term goals and try manageable steps between meetings.

Her approach is suited to people looking for thoughtful, experience-based support. Maryann asks questions, listens closely, and collaborates on a plan that fits each person’s priorities and pace. To begin, readers should use the site’s matching process to connect and schedule a first session.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesCancerChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationEmptinessFamily problemsFirst responder issuesHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersPost-traumatic stressSexual assault and abuseWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

25+ years

Credentials

New York

Languages

English

Approaches that guide online sessions

Maryann draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide her work. One common approach focuses on building emotional regulation skills and problem-solving so clients can manage anxiety, depression, and stress more effectively. Another approach addresses attachment and relational patterns by helping people notice how early losses or abandonment affect current relationships and reactions. These methods are practical and aimed at creating small, achievable changes in daily life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will listen to a person’s history, goals, and what feels manageable, then recommend strategies to try. Decisions about which techniques to use are collaborative and can be adjusted as progress is made.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time around medical appointments or work. Licensed professionals can often adapt exercises and homework for remote work so therapeutic gains continue between meetings.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She works with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and stress. Additional focuses include chronic illness, chronic pain, attachment and abandonment concerns.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style is compassionate and collaborative, using evidence-based techniques to build coping skills and resilience. Sessions emphasize clear strategies and practical steps to try between meetings.

How much experience does she have?

She has 25 years of clinical experience working with a range of life transitions and emotional challenges in New York. That experience informs a steady, practical approach to therapy.

What credentials and location apply?

She is a New York licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, and practices from New York. No additional credentials are listed.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking. The site’s matching process can clarify how sessions are conducted.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the matching and scheduling steps.

How do I begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability. That process connects you and sets up the first session.

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