Dr. William Keating
Thoughtful, experienced help for stressful times
- Credentials
- IL Psychologist 071.001764
- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About William
Dr. William Keating is a licensed psychologist in Illinois with 35 years of professional experience. He focuses on practical support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, attention issues, and major life changes.
He aims to make talking about hard things straightforward and approachable. His work also covers relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, and issues around self-esteem and coping skills. He creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through what matters most to them.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize clear goals and steps people can try between meetings. He uses proven strategies to help people manage symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning. Dr.
Keating draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches hands-on skills to change patterns. He also uses the Gottman Method for relationship-focused work, emphasizing communication and practical habits that affect connection. These approaches are tailored to each person’s situation.
His experience includes a wide range of concerns such as ADHD, caregiver stress, chronic illness, commitment and control issues, and communication problems. He explains options in simple language and helps clients choose what fits their goals. Many clients find the step-by-step focus helpful when life feels overwhelming.
He offers sessions in English and works with people from different places, including international clients. New clients begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling sessions that fit their needs.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Dr. Keating commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and the Gottman Method in his online practice. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and building new skills to change feelings and behavior. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and attention-related struggles. The Gottman Method centers on improving communication and daily habits in relationships, with concrete exercises to help partners listen, resolve conflict, and rebuild connection.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. He discusses goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then recommends techniques that match those needs. The plan can change over time as progress and priorities evolve, and clients are involved in each step.
Online sessions offer several practical benefits. Video calls let people meet face to face from home, while phone sessions provide a simpler option when video is not possible. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins, coaching-style guidance, or ongoing support between sessions. These formats aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
Gottman Method
A research-based framework for couples, focused on how partners argue, repair, and stay connected. Practical and structured, with exercises to try between sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
Next step
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