- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness techniques
About Kean
Kean Dey Foy is a New York licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 23 years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, depression, concentration difficulties, and life changes that leave people unsure what comes next.
She offers individual counseling and has led focused groups. Sessions are straightforward and conversational. Kean listens to what matters most and helps people sort out immediate problems and longer term concerns like career decisions or life purpose.
Her approach draws on client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful patterns and try practical changes. She also uses emotionally-focused and mindfulness-based techniques to help people notice and name feelings and respond differently to them.
Kean has worked with a wide range of issues beyond common mood concerns. Additional areas she addresses include attachment and abandonment, adoption and foster care, autism and Asperger syndrome, first responder issues, immigration-related stress, HIV/AIDS, intellectual disability, and compassion fatigue.
Her style is direct and steady. She helps people make small, testable changes and reassess what works. For someone feeling stuck after a job change, relationship shift, health issue, or loss, she can help clarify next steps and practical coping strategies.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so clients feel heard. It helps people clarify what matters and make decisions based on their own values. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and tests practical changes to reduce anxiety, low mood, or unhelpful habits. Emotionally-focused ideas help people name emotions and notice how those feelings shape interactions and personal choices.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to choose which methods to try first and adjust those choices based on goals and how the work is going. That way the approach can shift if different techniques are more helpful over time.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy week, cut out travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a quick touchpoint is needed. They also let people use mindfulness practices and homework with support between visits. Licensed professionals can discuss which session length and rhythm would best fit a client's schedule and needs.
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Experience
23+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, concentration and memory issues, and life purpose concerns among other areas.
How does she approach someone feeling stuck?
She uses client-centered listening and practical methods like cognitive behavioral techniques to identify patterns and try small, testable changes.
What is her experience background?
She has 23 years of professional work experience providing individual counseling and leading focused groups.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is an LMHC licensed in New York and practices from that location.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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