Maryann Kenney

Maryann Kenney is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience in New York. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and relationship struggles. Maryann brings a calm, collaborative style and aims to help clients find practical ways to feel steadier day to day.

She works with women, older adults, and young professionals who face workplace stress, questions about life purpose, or interpersonal challenges. She is also familiar with the pressures faced by journalists and photojournalists. Maryann pays attention to how chronic illness, aging, and caregiving strain emotional resources.

Her approach draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to build coping skills and resilience. Sessions involve talking through recent difficulties, learning tools for emotional regulation, and practicing new ways to handle conflict or isolation. She helps people make sense of loss, attachment pain, emptiness, and long-standing patterns that get in the way of connection.

Maryann also supports those facing end-of-life concerns, hospice needs, and the emotional impact of serious illness. She listens for practical goals and helps design steps clients can use between sessions. The focus is on steady progress rather than quick fixes.

She frames therapy as a partnership where the client's experience guides the work. People leave with clearer self-understanding, coping strategies they can use at home or work, and a stronger sense of what matters next.

Evidence-based approaches for online healing and growth

Maryann uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change and emotional coping. One common approach she draws on helps people identify unhelpful thinking and learn alternative ways of responding to stress and low mood; this approach is useful for anxiety and depression. Another strand of her work centers on trauma-informed methods that help people process painful memories at a pace that feels manageable, which can reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Maryann aims to learn what matters most to each person, then together they try methods that fit the client's needs and goals. She reviews progress and adjusts the plan as needed so the work stays practical and relevant.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, whether that means fewer commute demands or scheduling around work and caregiving. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm current options before booking. The focus online is the same as in person: clear goals, tools to use between sessions, and steady steps toward feeling more capable and connected.