About Beth
Beth VanKeuren Maldonado is a licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of experience in Connecticut. She helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship concerns, and self-esteem struggles. Her work focuses on practical steps that make daily life easier for people under stress.
Her approach is warm and person-centered. She listens first to understand what matters most to each person. From there she introduces tools to manage emotions, improve communication, and rebuild routines that support better sleep and mood.
How Beth works
She uses a mix of therapies to match the problem at hand. That can mean focusing on thoughts and behaviors, learning new skills for emotional regulation, or applying mindful practices to reduce reactivity. Sessions aim to be straightforward and rooted in what the person wants to change.
Beth has helped people navigate grief, addiction issues, parenting strain, chronic health challenges, caregiver stress, and career concerns. She also works with issues often linked to trauma - including PTSD, domestic violence, and recovery from abuse. In sessions she focuses on small, achievable changes.
That might be building better sleep habits, setting boundaries, improving communication, or finding ways to manage overwhelming feelings. She supports clients through life transitions and helps them regain a sense of direction and resilience.
Beth lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Beth works with
The areas below are the ones Beth selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 26 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Connecticut |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify what matters to them, and take small committed steps toward those values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness and grounding practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotion regulation.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose or combine methods based on their goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. That means adjusting techniques over time and checking in about what is or isn’t working.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when convenient, while phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easy to send brief updates, notes, or questions between sessions. These options provide flexibility for people managing busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, health concerns, or transportation limits.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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