Keith Nelson, LCSW

Keith Nelson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in San Jose, California and also holds a Master Addictions Counselor certification. Keith has twenty years experience in mental health. Keith has also been the author of original research as well as coauthored numerous research papers, presentations, and a book chapter. Keith uses a client-centered, strengths-based approach and outcome-proven methods.

• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
• Mindfulness
• Motivation Enhancement Therapy

SERVICES

 Therapy addressing:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Trauma
• Substance Abuse
• Codependency
• Adult Child of Alcoholic
• Interpersonal Problems
• Emotional Problems
• Life Transitions 
• Grief and Loss
• Caretaking
• Compulsive Behaviors
• Body Image Issues

PHILOSOPHY OF
THERAPY

I believe that every person has strengths and the potential for personal growth and a satisfying life. Therapy helps you to find the processes and answers that will best fit your needs and values.

The effort to find solutions should accurately reflect the person’s life, stressors and preferences, with respect for personal choice and self-determination.

Our beliefs, perceptions, and behaviors are largely the result of what we learn throughout our lifespan and while we cannot change the past, we can learn from the past to create a new and better future. I practice with an emphasis on evidence-based therapies and working with my clients to find effective and lasting solutions to immediate problems and long-term patterns of problem behaviors.

Therapy is thus an active process aimed at alleviating suffering and developing the inner peace and understanding that makes life worth living. It is truly an honor to be part of that growth process in people’s lives and I appreciate and respect the courage it takes for a person to be willing to engage in that process.