Therapist profile
Denise Cooper, LCSW
New York
LCSW in New York - trauma and relationships
Continue with DeniseWhere Denise stands
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, New York / 076687
- NPI
- 1538108279
- Experience
- 20 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- New York
About
- Attachment-based work
- Client-centered care
- CBT strategies
About Denise
Denise Cooper is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York with 20 years of experience. She works with adults facing anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, and parenting stress. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, codependency, grief, career strain, and compassion fatigue.
Denise uses a client-centered approach that treats the person as the expert on their life. Sessions focus on clear listening and practical steps rather than jargon. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to understand how past relationships shape current patterns, and uses cognitive behavioral tools to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
In a typical session Denise will ask what matters most right now and prioritize small, concrete changes. She offers feedback, reflective listening, and exercises to practice between meetings. Mindfulness techniques and motivational interviewing are available when useful to increase awareness and strengthen motivation for change.
Her work includes supporting people who grew up with unstable caregiving, those coping with abandonment or family-of-origin problems, and people living around another person's drinking or intense emotions. She also helps clients facing fertility difficulties, divorce and separation, or work-related stress.
Denise provides sessions in English from her New York practice. To begin, a short online questionnaire is used to match needs and schedule a first session. Fees vary with location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
How Denise’s approaches translate to online sessions
Denise commonly uses client-centered work and attachment-based therapy in sessions. Client-centered work means conversations focus on what the client says matters most, with the therapist reflecting and asking questions to clarify needs. Attachment-based therapy looks at early relationship patterns to explain current responses and helps people notice and change those patterns.She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioral experiments. CBT is practical and goal-oriented, useful for anxiety, depression, and managing everyday reactions. Together, these approaches help the therapist and client choose concrete steps and build skills over time.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will check in about goals and preferences and adjust methods as the work progresses. This conversation is part of early sessions and can be revisited any time.
The original biography does not specify session formats in detail, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a workday or reduce commute time. Phone sessions may be a simpler check-in when less bandwidth or a shorter appointment is needed. Ask about the available formats when you complete the matching questionnaire.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Denise works with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, ADHD, codependency, grief, career strain, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centered approach, focusing on your priorities and strengths. Attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioral techniques are used when they fit the work.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 20 years of clinical experience supporting adults with mood, trauma, relationship, and life transition concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New York and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process for getting started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.