Beth VanKeuren Maldonado, LCSW

Beth VanKeuren Maldonado is a licensed clinical social worker in Connecticut with 26 years of experience. She focuses on common and complex concerns like anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship problems. Beth aims to make therapy straightforward and practical so people can use what they learn in everyday life.

Beth offers a calm, listening approach that centers on each person's story. She helps people name stressful patterns and build new coping skills. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with attention to what is most pressing for the client.

Her work draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and client-centered methods. That means she will help clients notice unhelpful thoughts, practice present-moment skills, and clarify personal values. Mindfulness and dialectical behavior ideas also inform how she teaches emotion regulation and distress tolerance.

She has supported people through grief, addiction concerns, chronic pain and illness, caregiver stress, career strain, and major life transitions. She also addresses intimacy issues, sleep problems, parenting stress, and compassion fatigue. Beth pays attention to how life context shapes emotions and behavior.

People who choose Beth can expect steady, practical guidance and time to try new skills between sessions. She collaborates on clear goals and reviews progress as therapy moves forward. Beth works in English and provides sessions in a variety of online formats to fit different schedules.

How Beth’s approaches work in online therapy

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on spotting and changing thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going. It helps with anxiety, depression, sleep troubles, and relationship stress by teaching concrete skills to test and shift unhelpful thinking.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, emphasizes values and mindful acceptance. It helps people make room for difficult feelings while taking steps that matter to them, which can be useful for grief, chronic pain, and life changes.

Client-centered therapy keeps the person’s experience at the center. That means sessions follow the client’s pace, with empathic listening and support while practical strategies are explored.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Beth will talk with clients about their goals and preferences and collaboratively choose which approaches to use. She checks in about progress and adjusts the plan as needs change.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video is good for in-depth conversations and skill demonstrations, phone can be helpful when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or chat fits quick check-ins or ongoing support. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or health constraints while still accessing focused clinical help.