Mary (Peggy) Keating

Mary (Peggy) Keating is a licensed independent social worker with 40 years of practice. She focuses on practical help for everyday problems that get in the way of living well. People come to her for issues like anxiety, depression, grief, and anger. She also supports those coping with identity and LGBTQI concerns and a wide range of life stressors.

She begins by listening and understanding what each person finds most limiting. Sessions are warm and down-to-earth, but direct when needed. Mary balances gentle support with straight talk to help people move past blocks and stuck patterns.

Her work addresses both current problems and past experiences that still cause distress. She uses several approaches to change unhelpful thoughts, reduce reactivity, and process difficult memories. Much of the work focuses on skills you can use between sessions to handle stress, cravings, or intense emotions.

Mary also helps with relationship and intimacy questions, parenting stress, caregiving burdens, and chronic illness concerns. She pays attention to how life transitions affect mood, energy, and daily function. This makes her approach fit for people balancing multiple pressures.

If you want practical steps and straightforward feedback, she will help you set realistic goals. The process involves figuring out what helps most for you, then practicing new habits and ways of thinking. Over time the aim is clearer choices and better day-to-day coping.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Mary uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this approach helps with anxiety, anger, and mood problems by teaching specific coping skills and new ways of thinking. She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to help process painful memories and reduce their emotional intensity when past events continue to cause distress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mary collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. Together they try strategies, adjust as needed, and keep the focus on what makes daily life easier and more manageable.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Many people find remote sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, or allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. The therapist will help plan session timing and structure so therapy fits into everyday life.