Founder and CEO

Keeley Teemsma, LCSW, MA

Keeley is a lifelong New Yorker with over a decade of experience in mental health care. Having a multicultural ethnic identity, she founded Refresh to be the first practice to pride itself on being a space where all communities are welcome and a place for clinicians to be treated fairly and with respect, and receive clinical supervision to enrich the patient experience and incorporate professional ethics every step of the way.

Keeley received her undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice Administration and Sociology from CUNY John Jay College. She went on to receive her MA in Sociology from CUNY Queens College and worked as a researcher prior to attending New York University where she obtained her MSW in Clinical Social Work. She later went on to earn a post-graduate certificate in Healthcare Economics from Harvard University. She earned her SIFI Certificate (Seminar in Clinical Field Instruction) at Adelphi University. She also is certified in Mental Health and Infertility through the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. She also has studied Animal-Assisted Therapy at Animal Behavior Institute. Keeley has participated in numerous trainings and workshops in Autism Spectrum and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

Keeley mostly works with adults over the age of 30 in their transition to the next phase of their life, whether that be in their career, family, or lifestyle. Keeley works with new parents, especially those who have children who are neurodiverse or with other special needs, to take control of their mental health and stress so that they can enjoy being a parent to the fullest extent possible. Keeley is a proud ally of the LGBTQ+ communities and hopes to be of support in their parenting journey as well.

Keeley is dedicated to improving the quality of the US health system, participates annually in the New York City NAMI walk, and volunteers weekly with a local animal rescue group.

Keeley stays proactive about her mental health by lifting weights, spending time outdoors, reading lots of horror fiction, learning about astrophysics, and cuddling with her son and two tabby cats.

Client Focus Area

Aging,

Anxiety,

Autism,

Boundary Setting,

Break Ups,

Burnout,

Career Counseling,

Codependency,

Communication,

Depression,

Differently Abled,

Divorce,

Entitlement,

Family Conflict,

Finance,

Generational Conflict,

Grief,

Infertility,

LGBTQIA+,

Life Transitions,

Marital Conflict,

OCD,

Parenting,

Postpartum Depression,

Pregnancy,

Spirituality,

Stress,

Trauma,

Women’s Issues,

Social

Locations

159 20th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232 | 14 Wall Street,
New York, NY 10005

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