Christopher Keil

Christopher Keil is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Utah with seven years as a professional counselor. He works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem concerns, and depression. Christopher also focuses on life purpose, attachment and abandonment issues, body image, chronic illness and pain, and midlife transitions.

He keeps sessions direct and practical. Conversations focus on where someone feels stuck and which patterns keep getting in the way. Christopher uses structured approaches such as EMDR, Narrative Therapy, and Internal Family Systems to guide those conversations. Sessions are meant to clarify next steps and reduce overwhelm rather than offer quick fixes.

Before becoming a counselor he accumulated broader experience in mental health that informs his work with people facing severe trauma and abuse. He helps clients name the key problems, test new ways of responding, and notice shifts over time. The emphasis is on clear, manageable changes that people can try between sessions.

Christopher aims to create an environment where thoughts and feelings can be talked about without judgment. He invites practical collaboration about goals and methods. If someone is unsure what to try next, he helps map options and priorities one step at a time.

To begin, visitors complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time.

How his approaches translate to online work

EMDR uses guided attention and structured processing to help reduce the intensity of traumatic memories. Online sessions can still include the guided rhythm and processing work that EMDR requires, and it often focuses on reducing the distress tied to past events.

Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from their problems by telling and retelling their stories. In an online session this looks like examining the story someone has been living by and testing alternative storylines that allow different choices and behaviors.

Internal Family Systems treats parts of a person as distinct voices or roles. Online sessions use conversation and gentle mapping to notice those parts, understand their roles, and build more cooperative internal relationships.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each client about goals, preferences, and practical needs and then recommend which methods to try first. That decision is collaborative and can change if something isn’t a good fit.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make scheduling easier and cut commuting time. It can also allow shorter check-ins when days are busy, or reduce the need to be on camera depending on what the client prefers.