Kathleen Cooley , LMSW

Kathleen Cooley is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with four decades of experience in social work who offers part-time counseling after a long career in a variety of settings. She understands that reaching out for therapy can feel daunting and makes it a priority to create an atmosphere where people feel heard and respected as they describe their life experiences. She enjoys meeting people and helping them address the concerns they bring to sessions, working in an overall eclectic manner while drawing heavily on cognitive and behavioral techniques and elements of reality therapy.

She has received recent training in Cognitive Processing Therapy, a structured approach often used to address post-traumatic stress symptoms, and has worked across the lifespan - with children in school settings, adolescents in college, and adults with needs ranging from severe mental illness to adjustment difficulties. Her clinical experience includes work with sexual and other abuse, suicidality, grief and loss, relationship challenges, depression and anxiety, and selective mutism, among other concerns. Kathleen emphasizes that individual worries are meaningful and worth attention, and she encourages people who are researching options to reach out for support.

Kathleen prefers to meet by video so she and clients can see one another, though she is also available for phone and text-based sessions when needed. As an LMSW - a licensed master s-level social worker - she brings practical skills and decades of experience to her therapeutic work.

Approach-Focused Online Therapy with an Experienced Social Worker

Kathleen Cooley draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors; this approach is often used for anxiety, depression, and problem-solving in daily life. She also uses Trauma-Focused approaches, including training in Cognitive Processing Therapy, to support people working through traumatic experiences and their aftermath. In addition, she incorporates Client-Centered Therapy principles, emphasizing empathy, active listening, and a respectful, nonjudgmental stance to help clients feel understood and to guide personal growth.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Kathleen works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques as therapy progresses to ensure the fit remains helpful and relevant.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for many people. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction when seeing one another matters, while phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provide alternatives that fit varied schedules and access needs. These options make it easier to engage in consistent work with licensed professionals and therapists without requiring a commute, supporting ongoing care that fits into everyday life.