Keith Nelson, LCSW
Licensed in California · 18 years in practice
Keith Nelson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with nearly two decades of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, addiction, and trauma.
License and registration
- LCSW, California
- 21893 · expires October 2027
- NPI
- 1023120086 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
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About Keith
Keith Nelson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with nearly two decades of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, addiction, and trauma. He focuses on practical, collaborative work to reduce distress and build more satisfying daily life. His approach centers on each person’s strengths and choices.
Keith prefers straightforward conversations. He listens for how a person’s environment, relationships, and beliefs shape their struggles. Sessions aim to identify manageable steps that match the person’s life and values.
Background and approach
He uses methods that encourage skills for emotion regulation and clearer communication. Many people see him for mood concerns like depression and bipolar disorder, anxiety, grief, or trouble with intimacy and relationships. He also supports those facing substance use, eating and sleeping problems, career stress, or the strain of caregiving.
Attention-deficit challenges and compassion fatigue are within his regular caseload. His work draws on evidence-informed therapies such as acceptance and commitment techniques, attachment-focused work, cognitive-behavioral skills, and dialectical strategies. These tools are used in ways that fit each person rather than as rigid formulas.
The goal is steady progress through small, concrete changes. Keith has substantial experience supervising other therapists and conducting research in substance use and emotional dissonance. He practices in California and brings 18 years of clinical experience to his online practice.
He speaks English and tailors plans to what each person needs and prefers.
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
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- 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
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions that align with those values, while teaching ways to notice difficult thoughts without being controlled by them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which helps with anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating challenges. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationships shape current patterns and helps people build more supported, connected ways of relating.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Keith will collaborate with the person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. That might mean mixing approaches or shifting focus as progress is made, always checking in about what feels useful.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when a shorter touchpoint fits into a busy day. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other obligations while keeping consistent momentum toward their goals.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does he commonly address?
He helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, sleep and eating problems, career strain, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Sessions are collaborative and down-to-earth, focusing on strengths and practical steps. He blends acceptance, attachment, cognitive, and dialectical ideas to teach skills and change patterns.
How much experience does he bring?
He has 18 years of clinical experience working directly with people, supervising therapists, and conducting research related to substance use and emotional dissonance.
Where is he licensed and located?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California and practices with clients in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary by 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, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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