Mary (Peggy) Keating, LISW

Mary (Peggy) Keating is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) in Ohio with 40 years of professional experience helping people address the issues that block them from living more fully. She works with a wide range of concerns including identity and LGBTQ issues, mood disorders, anxiety, relationship struggles, grief, aging and family dynamics, trauma and abuse, addictions, and many day to day challenges such as sleep, eating, parenting, work stress, and self-esteem.

Her style blends steady support with clear, honest feedback. While she offers a gentle and empathetic presence, she also helps clients recognize unhelpful patterns and take practical steps to get unstuck. Mary combines evidence-informed tools and compassionate coaching to address both immediate coping needs and deeper, longer term change.

Clients can expect a therapist who attends to life transitions, caregiving stress, chronic illness concerns, and intimacy or sexual culture topics including BDSM and kink when relevant. With specialized experience across diverse areas such as trauma, addictions, bipolar management, ADHD, and caregiver fatigue, she helps people clarify goals and build skills to move forward.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions with Mary (Peggy) Keating

Mary (Peggy) Keating draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, and Mindfulness Therapy to address a wide range of concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting thoughts and behaviors that contribute to anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, and stress, with practical strategies for change. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used to help process traumatic memories and reduce their emotional charge, supporting recovery from past trauma and abuse. Mindfulness Therapy encourages present moment awareness and acceptance, helping clients reduce reactivity to stress, improve emotional regulation, and enhance coping with chronic challenges.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Mary works collaboratively with each person to explore goals, preferences, and history, then recommends and adjusts methods so treatment fits the individual needs and stage of change.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, family, caregiving, and health needs, and they allow continuity of care when in-person meetings are difficult. Licensed professionals can effectively use these remote formats to provide focused, goal-oriented work and ongoing support.