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Keith Jones

LCSW, LICSW South Carolina 25 years of experience

Experienced therapist for life transitions

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Keith Jones
  • Compassionate listening
  • Practical skills
  • Values-based work

About Keith

Keith Jones is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience. He helps people through anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, grief, and major life changes. His approach is straightforward and compassionate, aiming to make therapy understandable and usable for everyday life.

Keith combines practical talk with exercises drawn from several approaches. He listens for what matters most to each person and focuses on skills that fit daily routines. Sessions often include ways to manage stress, improve communication, and handle difficult emotions in the moment.

He pays attention to how personal history and identity shape current challenges. That can mean looking at attachment patterns, values, or habits that keep someone stuck. The goal is to build steps toward more satisfying relationships, steadier mood, and clearer priorities.

Keith works with concerns such as trauma and abuse, parenting stress, intimacy-related issues, career pressure, ADHD-related challenges, and compassion fatigue. He also addresses less common areas like adoption and foster care issues, blended family dynamics, and body image struggles.

Clients can expect a respectful, down-to-earth style that meets them where they are. Keith uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered work to create individualized plans. He practices in South Carolina and conducts sessions in English.

How these approaches shape online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking workable steps toward them, while teaching ways to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help when life changes make priorities unclear or when anxious thoughts hold someone back.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress that gets in the way of daily functioning.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist follows the client's lead and helps them find their own solutions. This approach supports people who need space to reflect and build self-trust.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean combining elements from different approaches over time.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Talk with the therapist about what will best fit your schedule and what practical arrangements will help you get the most from sessions.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Credentials

Florida, South Carolina, Alabama

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Keith address?

He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, and coping with life changes, among other issues.

What is his general therapy style?

His style is direct and compassionate, blending practical exercises with reflective conversation to help people make manageable changes.

How much experience does he have?

He has 25 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and relational challenges.

What credentials and region are listed?

He holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices in South Carolina.

What languages are supported and are international clients served?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

Which session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options with the therapist before booking, as formats are not specified here.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with him?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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