About Keith
Keith Hugh is a licensed clinical professional counselor with 13 years of practice in Illinois. He focuses on clear, practical help for people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, and questions about identity and relationships. Keith aims to make therapy feel straightforward and usable for everyday life.
He listens first, then helps clients set simple goals. Sessions often include talking through problems, identifying patterns, and practicing small skills that can ease daily pressure.
How Keith works
He works at a steady pace and adjusts plans to what each person needs. Keith uses a mix of approaches tailored to the person in front of him. He draws on client-centered ideas to follow the client's lead, cognitive behavioral strategies to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and dialectical behavior ideas to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
He also uses existential themes and motivational interviewing when those fit the work. His background includes many years supporting people through grief, bipolar and mood concerns, family and parenting stress, career and self-esteem struggles, and challenges linked to abandonment or attachment. He can also help with communication and commitment issues, codependency, anger, dissociation, and coping after natural or human-caused disasters.
Sessions are offered in English and are available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Keith holds an Illinois LCPC credential and brings a steady, practical focus to therapy.
Keith lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How Keith’s approaches work in online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on following the person's lead and creating a listening space where someone can make sense of their own experience. This approach helps when people need to explore identity, values, or relationship patterns at their own pace.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and daily routines that feel stuck.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas bring skills for managing intense emotions and tolerating distress without making things worse. These skills are often taught in short, usable practices that can be applied between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that fit those needs. Clients and the therapist make decisions together about which strategies to keep or change as progress is tracked.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for longer talks and face-to-face connection. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or to fit a shorter break at work. Live chat and text sessions suit quick check-ins, skill practice, or times when writing helps organize thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.
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