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Joyce Keene, LPMHC

Experienced mental health professional

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

At a glance

Joyce is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

5.0 stars
Clients are very satisfied with Joyce. View 55 reviews
Speaks English
Offers Telehealth visits
Licensed in Delaware

Recent reviews

Therapy is something I wish I started years ago, but I’m so happy I got to go on this journey with Dr. Keene. She has helped me identify and change the behaviors that have caused my lifelong struggle with anxiety and depression. With her help and empowerment I was able to dig myself out of a very dark period of my life. That alone is something I only would have dreamt of just a short 8 months ago. Better yet, she has helped me understand my emotions, my feelings, and my values to build a foundation for the rest of my life. I’m excited for the future for the first time in my adult life, and I feel like I’ve finally found the real me. Dr. Keene is thoughtful, engaged, and encouraging, and helps you build the skills to cope with both internal and external issues. Its easy to contact her any time on the app, but I love our weekly or biweekly video calls the best. She has a way to ask a question or repeat back something I said that helps me gain new perspective and a new path forward. I couldn’t be happier with my experience with Pride Counseling and BetterHelp, and especially finding the experienced, supportive care of Dr. Keene.

Reviewed February 2020

Joyce has been a great support system in helping me through my journey. She’s very open minded and up front. Doesn’t beat around the bush and that is appreciated.

Reviewed September 2019

More about Joyce

  • 28 years' experience
  • Female
  • LPMHC

All of us, at some point, encounter a problem that seems insurmountable. For more than 25 years, I have helped a variety of people from all walks of life find solutions to issues at home, at work, in the military, at school, in their relationships or within themselves. I have in-depth knowledge of people in law careers, having worked 8 years in law firms. In addition, I was a partner is a counseling practice called Homefront LLC that counseled service members, their families, first responders and trauma survivors.

My work here with Betterhelp has involved both US and International clients. While we all share the same humanity, cultural context is also important in understanding a person's unique way of experiencing the world.

Some people have suffered loss or trauma from their famliy of origin or the result of civil or political unrest. Others are struggling with family problems or workplace dissatisfaction. Many are feeling lost, confused or frustrated. Frequently, people are in a transition and need support while a new direction is created.

Counseling can assist with these challenges and lead to a life that is rewarding and enjoyable.

I have a MS degree in psychology and a certification for Military/Veteran Behavioral Health from the DOD. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Delaware in the US and am a Nationally Certified Counselor.

My style of counseling involves working together in a safe and supportive space at a pace set by the client. We will identify strengths and understand challenges. We will look at behaviors that are beneficial and those that are limiting. We will design new approaches, practice new skills and assess the outcomes. Together we will craft a new direction that leads to happiness, self acceptance and achievement.

Everyone has the capacity for growth and development. And, I believe that we all deserve a happy and fulfilling life. If this is what you are looking for, I would be pleased to work with you.

Specialties

Stress Anxiety Trauma and abuse Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes LGBT Relationship issues Family conflicts Grief Sleeping disorders Parenting issues Career difficulties Compassion fatigue Commitment issues Communication problems Coping with natural or human-caused disaster Dependent personality Divorce and separation Emptiness Expats Family of origin issues Family problems Fatherhood issues First responder issues Guilt and shame Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Midlife crisis Military and veterans issues Multicultural concerns Panic disorder and panic attacks Phobias Postpartum depression Post-traumatic stress Pregnancy and childbirth Prejudice and discrimination Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Self-love Sexual assault and abuse Sexuality Social anxiety and phobia Women's issues Workplace issues Young adult issues

Treatment Approaches

  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Existential Therapy
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy

Licenses

Joyce Keene's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952678120.

  • LPMHC · Delaware · PC-0000805 · Expires September 2026

About online counseling

Affordable.
Pay a low flat fee.
Convenient.
Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
Available now.
There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.

Online counseling allows you to receive care from a mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Reviews for Joyce Keene

All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.

Overall rating:

5.0

55 reviews

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Therapy is something I wish I started years ago, but I’m so happy I got to go on this journey with Dr. Keene. She has helped me identify and change the behaviors that have caused my lifelong struggle with anxiety and depression. With her help and empowerment I was able to dig myself out of a very dark period of my life. That alone is something I only would have dreamt of just a short 8 months ago. Better yet, she has helped me understand my emotions, my feelings, and my values to build a foundation for the rest of my life. I’m excited for the future for the first time in my adult life, and I feel like I’ve finally found the real me. Dr. Keene is thoughtful, engaged, and encouraging, and helps you build the skills to cope with both internal and external issues. Its easy to contact her any time on the app, but I love our weekly or biweekly video calls the best. She has a way to ask a question or repeat back something I said that helps me gain new perspective and a new path forward. I couldn’t be happier with my experience with Pride Counseling and BetterHelp, and especially finding the experienced, supportive care of Dr. Keene.

Reviewed February 2020

Joyce has been a great support system in helping me through my journey. She’s very open minded and up front. Doesn’t beat around the bush and that is appreciated.

Reviewed September 2019

Joyce has been very supportive, and most importantly, nonjudgmental. She listens with concern and gives helpful information. I am very appreciative of my conversations with her.

Reviewed December 2018

Joyce is different from most counselors I’ve had in my life before joining PrideCounceling. She listens to understand, speaks from the heart, and checks in on me when I forget to even check in on myself. I would strongly recommend her to anyone looking for both comfort and growth.

Reviewed November 2018

I would really recommend Joyce, she is very understanding and gives me different ways of dealing with my issues. She has helped me understand more about myself and it's great to feel heard and respected. When something happens I know I can tell her about it and she will help me figure it out. So she's been very helpful!

Reviewed November 2018

Joyce was very helpful and still is. I had been struggling with PTSD and anxiety and panic attacks for a long tine now and only now I’m finding ways to help all thanks to Joyce. She is very helpful and friendly and non judgmental and always there to listen. Thank you very much.

Reviewed August 2018

Joyce is so understanding and patient, she gets that not every technique works for everyone and personalizes everything according to your needs. She’s really, really helped me through my problems and I can’t thank her enough.

Reviewed June 2018

Joyce has been incredible! Talking out what I need to has been very helpful, and she's been amazing to talk anything and everything over with! Whenever anything happens, one of my first thoughts is that I should tell Joyce so that we can either celebrate together, commiserate together, or she gives me advice on dealing with it.

Reviewed February 2018

It is so easy to talk to Joyce and she listens and very helpful.

Reviewed November 2017

I've been working with Joyce for almost 2 years now and she has helped me on every step of my recovery journey. She is very experienced, an attentive listener and patient in her approach. I can highly recommend her, especially to those struggling with CPTSD/PTSD.

Reviewed April 2023

Joyce is fantastic. She really helped me through some tough times. My moms cancer diagnosis, her passing, my recently diagnosed chronic disease and my stressful job situation. She kept me sane through it and still does.

Reviewed June 2022

Joyce has been by my side through various countries and different times of crisis in my life. I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for her. Four years of constant support and counting! Thank you Joyce for everything you do!

Reviewed May 2022

I've been working with Joyce Keene for over 8 months now and have found her support tremendously helpful. I feel very comfortable and understood in all our sessions, there is no judgment or pressure which makes it easier to open up about difficult topics. I can highly recommend her to anyone looking for an experienced and professional therapist.

Reviewed March 2022

I adore Joyce, She is incredibly intelligent and reads me very well. She’s helped me (and continues to help me,) with childhood trauma, fertility issues and adhd. I’ve had other therapists and counselling over the years and without doubt Joyce is the best I’ve had. She was brilliant when I was at my lowest reminding me not to put pressure on myself, tactics to help with panic attacks and to give my body time to recovery from ivf, basically making sure I was being kind to me. I’m now on a journey of understanding my adhd and more ivf in the future is on the cards and I feel better knowing that I have this support system in the shape of joyce! Thank you

Reviewed January 2022

Joyce Keene is a great therapist. I feel very comfortable opening up to her and I never feel pressure from her, but I can progress with things in my own pace. I have been feeling bad for a long time without really being able to understand what makes me so anxious all the time, but Joyce is able to read me and ask questions that help me to understand the situation and suggests actions I can try to make it better.

Reviewed December 2021

Joyce has helped me really break through one of my most major blocks. Thank you!

Reviewed November 2021

Joyce is fantastic. I don't think I could make it through a these hurdles life has thrown at me without her.

Reviewed September 2021

Joyce has been an amazing asset during one of the most difficult and chaotic times of my life. Her recommendations on how to handle stress and anxiety have been extremely helpful.

Reviewed May 2021

Joyce is great

Reviewed April 2021

After working with Joyce weekly for two years, I have completely turned my life around. Before Joyce, anxiety and childhood traumas were consuming my life and I was desperate for help. Joyce was kind, caring and an attentive listener while we worked to figure out the root cause of my anxiety. From there, she helped me with tips and ways to overcome these feelings that were keeping me from fully living my life. I’m forever grateful for Joyce’s help and how she got me my life and future back. She is the absolute best counselor and I cannot recommend her enough!

Reviewed March 2021

Joyce is very astute and solutions-focused. Within the first week she not only recognized a pattern in my depression that no other therapist had noticed before, but recommended a book that directly addressed the issue. As I read, I can reach out to her about how the book makes me feel, or how I can work on improving my mood every single day. I feel like I've already learned more from her in a few weeks than months of traditional therapy.

Reviewed March 2021

Joyce is a very kind therapist. She listens and she gives a range of tools for me to work with. Since session 1, she could pick up hints of what I was feeling and has been very helpful.

Reviewed January 2021

Joyce is a great councillor who has helped me go through several difficult moments in my life while giving very helpful advice. I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone!

Reviewed December 2020

Joyce Keene has helped me feel so much better than I ever thought I could in my life. I truly feel like I understand myself now.

Reviewed December 2020

Best therapist I have ever had

Reviewed November 2020

Joyce is nothing short of fabulous to work with. She is professional and supportive, honest and caring. She encouraged me to come up with solutions to some of my issues, but provided effective guidance. Her name came up in my gratitude journal frequently!!

Reviewed November 2020

I really appreciate the support Joyce gave me. She was straightforward and considerate which was really good for me. She gave me ways to handle overwhelming feelings healthily and also encouraged me with my work/career struggles.

Reviewed August 2020

Joyce is of huge importance to me. I know she is there to support me with her expertise while I work through some tricky stuff. She has educated me and collaborated with me. I am in the UK and I have never stuck with counselling. I have found counsellors to be aloof, condescending , and the process of counselling like some game where I am not privy to their process, while they sit as an assumed expert not being transparent or collaborative. With Joyce I feel I have an experienced expert other truly working with me, hearing me, validating me, drawing on research and and her experience to educate me and help me understand relevant ideas and findings, as well teaching about specific techniques to help in truly practical ways which I can draw on in the moment Basically I feel that Joyce has got my back!

Reviewed July 2020

Joyce is an excellent person to talk to. She remains unbiased but always has my concerns on the forefront and validates my feelings while providing ways to understand/cope with these feelings.

Reviewed June 2020

Joyce is wonderful. She has been extremely helpful and I have appreciated her support.

Reviewed May 2020

She is thoughtful and kind during our sessions.

Reviewed April 2020

In such a short time of working with Joyce, she has already made a great impact in my life! She has helped me through a scary accident, but also helps me understand and cope with the struggles that I have each week. Not only does Joyce always listen to and support you, but gives you actionable things to work on to make progress!

Reviewed April 2020

It will be wonderful to connect with Joyce again. Joyce was my first counsellor and I seemed to have bounced through life before without needing any professional help. When I had a major crash I was connected to Joyce through Betterhelp and I was so fortunate. She is amazing and really allowed me the space to sort out the mess I was in and unpack one situation from another.

Reviewed April 2020

Joyce has been very helpful for me. I have struggled with anxiety my entire life and I feel she has helped me get on a path I didn't realize was possible. She is very personable and I felt it was easy to feel comfortable in sharing my struggles. It has been an overall positive experience. Thank you, Joyce!

Reviewed December 2019

Joyce is absolutely fantastic at what she does. Without exaggeration, she has helped me turn my entire life around.

Reviewed November 2019

Joyce has been very helpful and professional, her suggested methods have significantly helped me recently and I couldn't recommend her services enough.

Reviewed September 2019

I am so glad I have someone like Joyce to talk with. She's able to get to my core issues and make sense of the many things I write to her. And even though I write a lot, she responds in a timely manner. It's been so helpful to have someone so experienced to help me sort through my issues and thoughts. I was a little skeptical about online counseling via messaging, but I think it's a great way of communicating because I can take time to make sure that I am expressing myself the way I want to, whereas I might feel more rushed if I were talking face-to-face. I'm impressed that even though we've never spoken directly, Joyce still has been able to understand me and help me so much in the short time that I've worked with her.

Reviewed June 2019

Joyce Keene is an understanding counselor. She provides a variety of techniques to deal with my mental health issues.

Reviewed April 2019

Joyce is a wonderful, supportive therapist. She understands me and has helped me through some incredibly tough times. I wouldn’t be as strong as I am today without her. Thank you Joyce!

Reviewed November 2018

Joyce Keane is a very caring and compassionate counselor and I respect her advice and opinions. I would highly recommend her.

Reviewed September 2018

Joyce has great insight and has challenged and supported me throughout this process. She is obviously a very experienced and compassionate counsellor. I would highly recommend her.

Reviewed September 2018

Joyce is professional, understanding, empathetic yet firm. I feel like we collaborate well in terms of helping me set and accomplish goals, something that anyone with depression would struggle with. I have complete trust in her abilities.

Reviewed August 2018

It is early days in my sessions with Joyce however she has already had a big positive impact on my life by helping me to understand more about why I’m feeling the way I feel.

Reviewed July 2018

Joyce has been a great help to me. I feel reassured that she understands the problems I am facing and she is helping me to put in place some tangible tools to help manage and address them.

Reviewed June 2018

I've been working with Joyce the past 6 months. It has been challenging to face some of the things I didn't want to realize and I can honestly say that my life changed a lot for good. She was always caring and quickly to respond. She gave me great tips and I learned a lot from her. I'm very happy I chose BetterHelp (after my experience i became an advocate) and that the system chose Joyce for me, we are a great fit!

Reviewed June 2018

Joyce was brilliant and patient with me. She was listening and suggested different ways to help me deal with my situation. I appreciate her very much as I was too low and down. At the moment, I am feeling that I am able to cope with it little bit. Thank you, Joyce! Highly recommended!!

Reviewed May 2018

She is a wonderful counselor. She found what I was struggling with right away and did an amazing job to ease my anxiety. If you are having strong anxiety caused by something in the past, she's the right person to talk to.

Reviewed May 2018

Joyce has been very helpful! She responds to my messages quickly and always has great tips and resources to help develop healthy coping mechanisms for my depression and anxiety.

Reviewed March 2018

I recommend her! She is active and always asking how I'm doing!

Reviewed March 2018

Joyce Keene is a great counselor - lots of understanding good ideas.

Reviewed February 2018

Love this format for counseling.

Reviewed February 2018

Joyce is caring, listens, and is attentive to your problems. She offers a lot of good advice, skills, and exercises to learn from. She's very timely, too.

Reviewed January 2018

Joyce has been very understanding and helpful with my desires and outcome. I feel comfortable communicating with her about my life.

Reviewed January 2018

Joyce is very kind and thoughtful, and works hard to understand your problems and make sure she's addressing them. Highly recommend.

Reviewed November 2017

I've only been working with Joyce for a couple of weeks but I already see a difference in my life. I really feel listened to and supported and like she's invested in helping me make the positives changes in my life that I'm hoping to achieve through this therapy.

Reviewed September 2017

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Frequently asked questions

Does Joyce Keene offer telehealth visits?

Yes. Joyce Keene works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.

What language(s) does Joyce Keene speak?

Joyce Keene speaks English.

How many years of experience does Joyce Keene have?

Joyce Keene has 28 years of experience.

Where is Joyce Keene licensed to practice?

Joyce Keene is licensed to practice in Delaware.

Does Joyce Keene accept clients outside of the United States?

Yes, Joyce Keene accepts clients outside of the United States.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."

What treatment approaches does Joyce Keene offer?

Joyce Keene offers clients Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

How can I communicate with Joyce Keene?

Joyce Keene can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.

How do I get started with Joyce Keene?

Just tap the CHAT NOW button or tap here: A new window will open and you'll be directed to a simple form that will help start the conversation. Please note: It can take up to a few days to be matched to a therapist.

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