Keith Nelson, LCSW
Therapist in California
Keith Nelson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California.
- Licensed inCalifornia
- License21893
- NPI 1023120086
- Experience18+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Keith
Keith Nelson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California. He brings 18 years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma. He emphasizes practical, person-focused work that aims for real changes in daily life.
Keith uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. He pairs that with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to address thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and geared toward what feels useful for each person. He also draws on client-centered and dialectical behavior therapy approaches when emotion regulation, boundaries, or relational safety are priorities. That combination helps with intimacy-related issues, grief, self-esteem, and coping with major life changes.
The tone of sessions is straightforward, respectful, and aimed at building practical skills. Keith has a background working with substance use, codependency, and emotional dissonance, and he has supervised other therapists. He takes a broad view of health that includes physical, social, and environmental factors when planning goals.
He encourages clients to use their strengths while learning new ways to respond to stressors. Therapy with Keith typically involves active work on behaviors, clearer communication, and strategies to manage strong emotions. He values client choice and aims to help people create a more satisfying life through steady, achievable steps.
Credentials
- LCSW (California)
- License 21893 · expires October 2027
- NPI
- 1023120086 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Keith lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Keith names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Attachment-informed and skills-based work online
Keith blends attachment-based therapy with acceptance and commitment therapy and client-centered principles. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connection and trust, which can help with intimacy, abandonment concerns, and relationship patterns. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to values-based actions, useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with change. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and shaping the work around each person's goals and preferences.Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist listens to what matters most, discusses options, and together with the client chooses strategies that fit their needs and life. That collaborative stance means approaches can be mixed or adapted over time based on progress and feedback.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option or fit into a short break from work. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, reminders, or when a written approach feels easier. These options make it easier to schedule consistent work and to use therapy in ways that match daily life.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does Keith commonly address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, eating and sleeping concerns, ADHD, and related life changes.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He combines attachment-based ideas with practical methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance and commitment strategies. Sessions are collaborative and focused on tools people can use day to day.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Keith has 18 years of experience providing therapy, supervising other therapists, and conducting research related to substance use and emotional dissonance.
Where is he licensed and based?
He holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential in California and practices with clients in California.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to meet with clients.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.
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