Therapist profile
Kathleen Cooley, LMSW
Michigan
Licensed LMSW - Relationships and Trauma
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- Credentials
- LMSW
- License
- LMSW, Michigan / 6801033979
- NPI
- 1215554696
- Experience
- 40 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Michigan
About
- Cognitive behavioral techniques
- Attachment based ideas
- Video preferred
About Kathleen
Kathleen Cooley is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in Michigan with 40 years of social work experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, parenting and family concerns, and other life challenges. Kathleen also lists experience with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and codependency.
She favors approaches drawn from cognitive and behavioral work and uses what helps in the moment. Sessions are generally conversational and practical. Kathleen often uses techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts and to build clearer routines or choices.
Her background includes work in schools, with college-aged clients, and with adults across a wide range of needs. She has experience with sexual and other abuse, suicidality, grief and loss, and selective mutism. That range shapes a flexible style that adjusts to the concern at hand.
Kathleen has recent training in Cognitive Processing Therapy, a trauma-focused method often used for post-traumatic stress. She prefers meeting by video so clients and she can see each other, and she also is open to phone or text contact when needed. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
Her tone in sessions is down-to-earth and straightforward. She listens to life stories and helps people sort through what to try next, with tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and solution-focused ideas. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships. It looks at how past connections affect how people give and receive support now, and it can help when relationship habits cause stress or hurt.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) centers on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises to challenge unhelpful thoughts and to build new behaviors for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques in session, and adjust methods based on what helps. That collaboration helps match methods to your needs and preferences rather than assuming one path fits all.
Kathleen prefers video sessions so both people can see each other, and she has said she is open to phone or text when needed. The biography does not specify other formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online meetings can make it easier to fit therapy into a day, allow for shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use video to observe body language and use CBT or attachment-focused exercises much as they would in person.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
40+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, parenting and family concerns, ADHD, and related mood or life-change difficulties.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is practical and conversational. She leans on cognitive behavioral methods and borrows other techniques as needed to fit the situation.
How much experience does she have?
She has 40 years of experience as a social worker across schools, colleges, and adult services.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker, and she practices in Michigan.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats does she use?
She prefers video sessions where you can see each other and is also willing to use phone or text when appropriate. Confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact costs vary with location.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then 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.