Maryann Kenney

Maryann Kenney is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York with 25 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and questions about life purpose.

She works with people facing big life transitions and emotional strain. That includes midlife concerns, chronic health conditions, and the emotional effects of caregiving or hospice situations. She also has experience with professionals who face workplace pressure, including journalists and photojournalists.

In sessions she uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help clients manage symptoms and make clearer decisions. She helps people talk through attachment issues, feelings of emptiness, and painful losses. She also addresses practical problems such as communication difficulties and coping with illness or chronic pain.

Her background includes long experience with aging and geriatric issues, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and supporting people after trauma or disaster. She often works on the effects of abandonment, dissociation, and dependent personality patterns that interfere with everyday life.

Maryann supports people who feel isolated or unsure about next steps in work or life. She helps clients weigh options and experiment with small changes. Her practice emphasizes steady, clear conversations about what is happening now and what might come next.

Evidence-based approaches and online sessions

Maryann draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques designed to reduce symptoms and improve coping. One common approach focuses on learning practical skills to manage anxiety and depressive symptoms, such as short exercises to notice patterns and change unhelpful responses. Another approach addresses trauma-related concerns by helping people process difficult memories and reduce their everyday impact through stepwise techniques that build tolerance and control.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will collaborate with each person to identify which techniques fit their goals, current needs, and comfort level, and adjust the plan as progress is made.

The original biography did not list which session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. Online formats can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for check-ins during a workday. Phone sessions may be useful when a shorter, less data-intensive check-in helps, while video calls can support face-to-face conversation when that matters most.