Marriage &
Relationship Therapy
A good and loving relationship whether between spouses or partners can empower people to achieve more, experience more, and contribute more.
A difficult relationship has the opposite effect and often leaves people feeling powerless, discouraged, angry, or even hopeless.
When is the best time to bring in a professional? Is it really possible to learn how to communicate? Is a marriage ever hopeless? Can broken trust be healed? The simple answer to these questions is now, yes, no, and yes.
But life isn’t so simple; in fact, that is why working with a professional is so important.
People who struggle in a relationship with their significant other or struggle with relationships outside the home often view what the other is doing or how the other is being as the primary cause of their upset and frustration.
Whether individuals come to see Dr. Keenan by themselves or with their significant other, Dr. Keenan’s focus is on identifying and clarifying the presenting concern. And, the presenting concern is often only a glimmer of the other issues which, oftentimes, remain hidden from the parties involved. As a result, people keep re-enacting the same drama and frustration because they are unable to see other driving issues that underpin the presenting concern.
Since it is normal for people to have difficulty seeing what is fully occurring in their distressful interaction, Dr. Keenan moves quickly to help clarify the variables, both recognized and unrecognized, that are sourcing the distress.
Specific strategies are created to help people not only interpret more accurately what is occurring, but also how to strategically navigate these variables to produce healthier and progressively more positive interactional outcomes.
Dr. Keenan helps patients in marriage/ relationship distress become stronger and more deliberate in their interactions with others independent of what others are doing.
True change and enhancement of relationships is generated from inside out, rather than focusing exclusively on others changing so that a patient can finally feel better.
Dr. Keenan understands that each relationship problem is different from any other. Therefore, he structures an individual plan depending upon the presenting concerns.
"You will find a truly safe haven. I have carried many issues in my being for over 40 years before reaching a depth of despair I thought there was no coming out of . . . I had panic attacks, depression, anxiety and chronic insomnia. I had started cutting myself and lost so much weight, and then through reading other peoples “reviews” I found the courage to ring Dr. Keenan’s office. I have never looked back. I am a stronger, peaceful and happy whole person for the first time ever. I have the ability to stay that way. He and his wonderful staff have got me here through quiet, gentle and most caring therapy sessions and biofeedback. He will find the exact way to connect with you; he will work with you at a pace that is safe and nurturing and just right for you. He has opened up a world of healing that I could never of imagined and let me face this world without fear, without anxiety, without depression. I sleep finally.”
— Sandy R, a CitySearch Review
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Whatever you are experiencing, Dr. Keenan is here to help. His kind, yet straight-forward approach allows for practical solutions and the removal of those internal roadblocks that can sabotage your success.
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