About Keith
Dr. Keith Cates uses practical, person-focused approaches to help people facing trauma, anxiety, and life transitions. He holds LPC and LMHC credentials and brings 16 years of clinical experience.
The tone in sessions is direct but compassionate. He aims to create an atmosphere where people feel heard and respected. Dr.
Cates often combines brief, goal-oriented work with deeper exploration when needed. He may use solution-focused techniques to identify small, achievable steps.
How Keith works
For trauma and post-traumatic stress, he offers EMDR as one option to address painful memories. Mindfulness practices are used to reduce stress and improve sleep. Many people come for help with self-esteem, career questions, or relationship and intimacy issues.
He also addresses concerns tied to compassion fatigue, first responder stress, and fatherhood issues. Additional specialties include work with kink and alternative sex culture and non-monogamous relationship structures. Sessions are conversational and practical.
Dr. Cates and the client set clear goals and track progress. He adapts pace and techniques to what each person needs and prefers.
He provides services from Alabama and communicates in English. Dr. Cates encourages people to take the first step toward change and offers steady support while they work through hard situations.
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What Keith works with
The areas below are the ones Keith selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Training and background
| Registers | LPC, LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Alabama |
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Online support options
Online approaches for trauma and everyday stress
Existential Therapy helps people clarify values and find meaning when life feels empty or overwhelming. It focuses on choices, responsibility, and ways to create purpose in daily life. EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - is an approach some people use to process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity. It can be helpful for post-traumatic stress and trauma-related symptoms.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk through options and try methods that match the person’s goals and comfort level. Decisions about pace and techniques are made together so adjustments can be simple and timely.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation while phone calls use less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins or when typing feels easier than speaking. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and maintain continuity through life changes.
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