Robert Keeler

I have over 20 years experience working with culturally diverse clients in a hospital outpatient mental health clinic where I have provided both short and long term psychotherapy for people with a wide range of mental health diagnoses. I have also successfully worked with with individuals from the wider community in private practice. I hold dual Masters degrees from Columbia University in Social Work and Public Administration. I earned a postgraduate certifiate in Adult Psychodynamic Psychotherapy from the Psychoanalytic Association of New York of New York University. I specialize in treating people age 18 and up. I have been certified by LanguageLine Solutions to engage in therapy in French and Spanish in addition to English.

Clients have consistently described me as being easy to talk to and as having a calming presence. I hold it a distinct privilege when a person invites me to explore with her or him their inner self. My view of the therapeutic encounter is not just to find out what's wrong, but to identify and build upon what is right with a client. I view each person as unique and unrepeatable. I foster a freedom of conversation that facilitates deepening insight. I embrace a holistic view of personhood and I am open to exploring any and all areas of a person's life that he or she wishes to share with me, including cultural and family background, gender issues, and sprituality. I will work to develop resilience and coping strategies to face life's many challenges.

My aim is to allow clients to feel that they have been listened to and that they are free to participate in a process of insightful self discovery. I would like them to sense that they have met someone who will nurture a consistently supportive and open attitude with someone who has their back.