Keona Serrano, LCSW

Licensed in New York · 14 years in practice

Keona Serrano is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York who centers her practice on understanding each person’s story.

License and registration

LCSW, New York: 092005 · expires November 2026
NPI: 1083397400 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 14
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check any license with the state board and any NPI with the national registry.

About Keona

Keona Serrano is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York who centers her practice on understanding each person’s story. She uses a warm, respectful style and listens for strengths clients can build on. Keona focuses on practical steps that help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, and life transitions.

She draws on client-centered therapy to keep sessions focused on the client’s goals and priorities. Mindfulness techniques are used to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed.

Background and approach

Motivational interviewing supports changes in habits, including substance use and eating-related patterns. Keona has fourteen years of experience in social work and brings that background to conversations about career stress, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and caregiving strain. She also addresses body image, attachment and abandonment worries, and problems that come from blended family situations.

Sessions typically explore what matters most right now and then break larger goals into doable steps. Expect straightforward feedback, practical coping strategies, and space to reflect on emotions and choices. Keona aims to help people increase confidence and find clearer direction.

She offers sessions in English and provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. To begin, a client completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules according to therapist availability.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Keona lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Anger management
Depression
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fertility issues
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Money and financial issues
Multicultural concerns
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Self-love
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Keona names

Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.

Online support

How client-centered and mindfulness work online

Keona uses client-centered Therapy to ground every session in what matters most to the client, helping callers set clear goals and guiding conversations at the client’s pace. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention skills so people can notice stress, cravings, or painful memories without reacting right away, which helps with anxiety, grief, and body-image concerns.

She also uses motivational interviewing to support people who want to change habits like substance use or eating patterns; this method focuses on the client’s own reasons for change and builds motivation step by step. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Keona collaborates with each person to decide what feels most helpful based on needs, goals, and preferences rather than using one fixed method.

Online therapy lets clients use video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging so sessions can fit into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more visual feedback helps. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging offer flexibility for brief updates, ongoing reflection, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to keep regular sessions and to use therapeutic tools between meetings.

We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.

Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does Keona address?

She works with stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, low self-esteem, career strain, life transitions, grief, and compassion fatigue among other issues.

What is her general therapeutic style?

Keona uses a client-centered style that keeps the client's goals first, combined with mindfulness and motivational interviewing to support change and coping.

How much experience does she have?

Keona brings fourteen years of professional experience in social work to her therapy practice.

Where is she located and what credential does she hold?

She practices in New York and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, abbreviated as LCSW.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available?

Clients can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are arranged through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What should I do to start working with her?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling based on therapist availability.

Is this your profile?

Ask us to correct details or take the page down.