Keith has worked in multiple mental health systems for over 20 years including: public & therapeutic schools, wilderness therapy programs, group homes, in-patient psychiatry, partial hospitalization, adventure-teams courses, out-patient community mental health, and residential treatment facilities, which have given him keen insight to the treatment and services most appropriate for each individual. Keith has been a practicing social worker for 8 years. Keith has success in working with individuals and families that have struggled to connect in traditional therapy settings and who may have had challenging or problematic experiences with therapy in the past. Keith has a, “How can we do it different this time?” approach. He believes it is important to support clients in driving their own treatment through self-determination.
Keith works well with troubled, at-risk, substance abusing and delinquent youth and successfully helping youth struggling with ADD/ADHD, oppositional defiant, conduct, disruptive behavior, intermittent explosive, and reactive attachment disorders, including youth with borderline intellectual functioning. Keith has also helped Jr. High youth work through issues with separation anxiety, school refusal, anger management, asset building, and self-esteem.
Keith does therapy with Jr. High aged children, adolescents, adults & families. He has a strong background working with family conflict, divorce and the family, sibling relational problems, active father issues, co-parenting, depression, anxiety, risk assessments, self-injurious behaviors “cutting”, creative substance abuse recovery, substance abuse in the family of origin, eating disorders, grief & loss and PTSD related to physical, emotional and sexual abuse.
Keith often uses cognitive behavioral (CBT), solution focused, reality, and experiential approaches to therapy. He looks at each person from a “strengths perspective.” Keith believes that, “People are not resistant to change, but that they often need help becoming ready to change or learn a better understanding of why change would benefit them.” Looking at how an individual relates to the environment around and how they interact within their family system are also important areas of focus.
Keith graduated from Loyola University of Chicago in 2003 with a MS in Social Work. He graduated from Beloit College in 1989 with a BA in English Composition & Elementary Education. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Georgia.
