Adriana Givens-Keeper, MA
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
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Staff Counselor
- M.A. in Clinical Psychology, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
- B.A. in Psychology, University of Missouri St. Louis
As a staff counselor, Adriana’s main role in the department is to provide therapy services for clients on an individual basis. Adriana previously worked as a lead crisis intervention clinician at Behavioral Health Response, providing telephonic crisis services for a variety of mental health concerns for individuals of all ages and completing supervisorial tasks. Prior to this Adriana earned her master's degree from SIUE in 2020 and was an intern at SIUE CS during her studies!In addition to this Adriana has a background in interning at St. Louis Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center, co-facilitating groups including Symptom Management, Sex Offenders, Cognitive Restructuring, and Responsibility Therapy, along with conducting individual counseling and substance abuse assessments for adults that were in-patient. During her undergraduate studies, she interned at UMSL’s Community Psychological Service conducting therapy intakes for college students and people within the community. Adriana’s therapeutic approach focuses on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with an incorporation of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy skills. Her counseling interests include but are not limited to anxiety, stress, depression, addiction as a byproduct of other mental health concerns, and psychological abuse.
In my role as a staff counselor:
"I aim to create a safe space to discuss concerns freely and without judgment. I want to help clients learn more about themselves, specifically their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors to help increase personal awareness of potential problems and collaboratively build on their current skillset in order to address concerns. My goal is that by the end of therapy clients will feel confident in managing their concerns on their own!”
